Pinhole Moment

Pinhole photography is really the closest thing I do to meditation. There is something about making an image with no certainty in mind that creates a zen like experience for me. No viewfinder, no precise way to calculate exposure, no confidence what-so-ever that the effort I put into it will result in an image at all.

I like that. 

Camera: Holga Wide Angle Pinhole

Film: Fomapan 100

Location: Bend, OR 

Sun Flair

Photographed with a Holga directly into the sunlight. Most of the time that would probably be a really dumb decision but here I think it works to a degree. Maybe it's not a technically perfect photograph, but I like it all the same. 

Camera: Holga
Film: Fomapan 100
Location: Portland, OR - Sauvie Island

Walking the River

This image was photographed with a Holga believe it or not. I guess by pure luck I managed to get a nice sweet spot where the image is reasonably sharp. Of course that did not stop all the flair spots on the negative which actually look pretty good.

I haven't been doing a whole lot of work with the Holga this past year or two.  I'm not really sure why as I really do enjoy using them.  Maybe I'm just craving a bit more control in my old age. 

Camera: Holga
Film: Ilford HP5
Location: Portland, OR - Sauvie Island

Elongated Pinole

Pinhole photograph using a Holga 6x12 wide angle. 

The camera itself must have been about three inches from the model during this exposure. Exposure time was approximately thirty seconds.

I need to get better at making it a point to do more pinhole work.  I feel an amazing amount of satisfaction from it but I hardly ever take the time to make it happen.  Strange how such a simple photographic device actually feels like **more** work than a fancy camera with manual exposure, focus, and everything else.  

I don't know, maybe it's just easier to get discouraged with pinhole work.  After all, I would guess that only 1 out of every 10 pinhole exposures I do actually feel like a solid image.

Camera: Holga Pinhole
Film: Ilford HP5
Location: Portland, OR