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Mark Nelson's avatar

I adore my Holgas but don't use them enough. Last year I experimented with adding masks and with the stereo Holga with some positive results.

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søren k. harbel's avatar

Not sure about failures.... I think you got something beautiful here....

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Michael Ash Smith's avatar

Haha yeah, I agree. They were good enough to share. :)

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søren k. harbel's avatar

Damn right!

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Manuela Thames's avatar

I love the Holga for very similar reasons. I certainly haven’t had as much practice with it as you, but I must say that these unplanned results are breathtaking.

I can see why these images are “failures” to you as this mistake of advancing too far or not far enough has happened to me a lot, but to me these are beautifully executed “accidental”diptychs.

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Michael Ash Smith's avatar

I felt they were good enough to post about! Haha

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Xavi Buendia's avatar

Beautiful photos there. The camera seems like real fun to use once you figure it out (or not).

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Michael Ash Smith's avatar

Thank you!

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Georgia's avatar

These are stunning, I think they work perfectly how they were exposed. An additional element of interest and movement

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Michael Ash Smith's avatar

Thank you Georgia :)

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Isabela Cavedem's avatar

I think it's the first time I see you speaking of equipment or your process. I enjoyed it!

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Michael Ash Smith's avatar

Haha yeah! I don’t like to talk about it much. But sometimes it feels appropriate. Thank you!

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Susanne Helmert's avatar

I like my Holga and your results. That is film photography for me (at least if you use camera like these). The results can sometimes be surprising and inspiring!

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Juliana Carolina Dacoregio's avatar

Que lindos "erros"!

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