Looking Through Another Lens

Few years ago, my sister gave me her Holga lens for canon dslrs. I used it once and the lens has been sitting on the shelf since. But now that I'm dipping my toes deeper into shooting videos on my Mark III, I thought it would be fun to use the Holga lens. Shoot videos through a plastic toy lens. So couple weeks ago, I took a walk around Red Hook, shot some photos and videos. I haven't really looked through the videos yet but here are some photos from that day. I especially like the 4th photo of the couple walking on the pier with their dog.

Life Is But A Dream

Holga, Ilford FP4 Plus film.

I have a bad habit of snapping some photos on my film cameras, leave them to dust for few months and snap some more. Then I wait like another year to develop the roll. So by the time I scan the roll, I have shots from 2012...2011.

I took these with my Holga, a plastic toy camera that I bought on Ebay 11 years ago for $10, and there are few shots where I don't remember when and where I took them. It's like a dream. I remember certain details about random dreams I have had but they are foggy. There are certain details in these shots that sort of give me an idea where and when these were taken.

The older I get the more I try to remember.

More Snaps With The Holga Lens On My Canon

Holga Lens On A Canon DSLR

When I was home in LA, my sister gave me a Holga lens for the Canon dslr. I was definitely curious. I love shooting with my Holga that I got on the internet almost 10 years ago for only $10. But it has mostly been sitting on the shelf. So to actually get the same Holga look on my Canon..sure I'll give it a try.

It was fun to walk around with the Holga lens on and I did get some pretty interesting results. Though I'm glad I didn't have to pay $25 for it.