Holga Vignette Vol.3

[RainCall13]

Why did I see many of these pictures on Deviantart?

[AScannerDarkly22]

@RainCall13

That'll be because I have an account there and have uploaded them. :)

[RainCall13]

@AScannerDarkly22

Ah ok. Then its fine. Great work. :)

[paris821]

Hi, these are excellent photos. I've recently started on Holga and I was wondering if I could post some of your videos on Tumblr? Only if you consent, if not, no hard feelings, you still do great work :)

[AScannerDarkly22]

@paris821 You can, but only under the condition that you send me links to the vids as you've posted them on tumblr, and that you don't go claiming crdit for them (not trying to be an asshole, but I've had people do this to me before).

[thaobapao]

hey i recently bought the same one you have, i was wondering where you could buy the film.. can you buy it anywhere? or only on the internet or particular stores? thanks ;)

[AScannerDarkly22]

@thaobapao If you've got a good phtography shop near you, you should be able to pick medium format film up there.

If that's not an option, there's plenty to choose from online. I receommend ebay, as that's often a good place to buy packs of 5 for discounted prices.

Enjoy using the camera. :)

[abginga10]

which one is better the holga 120 or holga 135? and between the holga and diana+?

[AScannerDarkly22]

The holga 120 uses medium format whilst the 135 is regular 35mm film. My preference would be for the formet, due to the larger image that you get, but you could produce great images with the 135 if you went with that.

As with the holga v diana+, I've only ever used a holga so I'm not qualified to comment. I understand, however, that the diana is very similar, so you couldn't go wrong with either. :)

[arsos1]

The stairs at 0:21 remind me a lot of a stair set below the main bridge in Edinburgh, Scotland. Good memories:) if only i had a camera like this to take a shot (and the talent for it)

[AScannerDarkly22]

Those stairs in that shot were at the bottom of Calton street, so perhaps you're actually thinking of the very same place.

[abginga10]

@AScannerDarkly22 dam, i already order the 120, cuz its cheaper. Ima try it out, hopefully i like it. Thanks for the response tho!

[arsos1]

Its been over a year since i was there. shows how memorable a vacation that was

[luvmirh8mi]

I've watched all your photos and they are VERY BEAUTIFUL...How I wish that I could make some as nice as your work.cheers...

[AScannerDarkly22]

Very kind - thank you. :)

[marbacc]

Forgot to say something very important... You are very talented!

[AScannerDarkly22]

A very belated thank you. :)

[aiensuba]

are they all cross-processed?

[AScannerDarkly22]

I get all of my colour film that I shoot with my holga cross-processed, but when I scan my film into my computer, I sometimes restore them to 'normal'.

Some of the shots in this slideshow retain their crossed look, whilst others do not.

[marbacc]

Hi, is it easy to restore them to normal?

In case it is, which program do you use?

cheers! =)

[AScannerDarkly22]

Yes, it's pretty easy.

Photoshop is my weapon of choice, and you can use the colour balance controls to bring a crossed shot back to normal, or vice versa.

[jiniton]

how do you keep their cross processed look?

the scanner at the store where i always develop my rolls,tends to normalize xpro-d colors.

[AScannerDarkly22]

I scan the results myself, so the scanner that I have picks the colours up as they are on the film.

Can you ask at the store for them to compensate for the scanners attempts at normalisation?

[cooksterz]

Thanks for all your slide shows, and learning alot from your comments. I cant wait tomake a slide show of mine! I gave my scanner away and now i need acquire a scanner.

[AScannerDarkly22]

Thanks, and have fun making your slide shows.

[haiedwin]

is the flatbed scanner is different from the normal scanner we usually use? thx! =D

[AScannerDarkly22]

It's just a regular flatbed scanner, but one that allows the scanning of medium format film.

I use an Canon Canoscan8400F.

[jesssmonster]

those are great photos.

very talented.

How did you get them onto the internet/computer?

I have a holga but i don't know how to 'upload' them to my computer so i can put them on the internet, help?

[AScannerDarkly22]

Thanks, I'm glad you like them. :)

Basically, I scan my negatives into the computer using a flatbed scanner and into photoshop. Once I've finished with the images there, I save them as jpegs and upload them onto various photo websites.

[ken0105112013]

pretty good.

[1masnail]

i like it. the guy at the skateshop let me borrow a holga and its pretty cool! : )

[AScannerDarkly22]

Cheers. :)

[stompingrounds88]

wow those are some incredible images, im waiting for my holga to arive, i cant wait. some of those colour shots had amazing tone, what sort of film do you tend to use?......keep up the great work

[AScannerDarkly22]

Thanks very much, I'm glad you like the shots. :)

When shooting colour, I tend to shoot Fuji Provia E6 slide film, usually using an ISO spped of 400. Once my shots are taken, I get them cross-processed in C-41 chemistry. Black and white shots are usually taken on either Ilford Delta/hp5, or Kodak Tri-X, again on ISO400 film.

Good luck with the shooting, it's great fun. :D