Tuesday, December 14, 2010
The Holga D
A friend sent me a link to the Holga D, a digital Holga designed by Saikat Biswas, an industrial designer from India. It has virtually the same visual effects as the beloved plastic and film version. But how is it any different than an app that you can download for your smartphone? Like the original it delays your gratification, but only how a digital camera could: by omitting the display so you have to wait to see the results until you can dump the files onto a computer. I don't think I'll become a convert, but it's a noble effort to keep the qualities we love about toy camera photography alive in a digital age.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Lomo "Walls"
Enjoy!
© Lomography user azzzy
© Lomography user bccbarbosa
© Lomography user disdis
© Lomography user elvismartinezsmith
Sunday, November 14, 2010
The Lab's Postcard Show
Image © The Lab
The Lab in San Francisco's Mission district is holding their 14th Annual Postcard Show. The deadline is soon, but I think there's time to mail or hand in your (toy camera photography--HINT HINT) submissions!
Let me know if you do, and I'll post your work here!
Mt Diablo
Friday, November 12, 2010
Photobooth
British Passport
©Kate Tyler
A friend pointed me to Photobooth's website, dedicated to photo booths and the photos that come from them. They recently posted the winners from the Art of Waiting's photo booth photo contest, which has inspired me to inspire you to submit your most creative photo booth photos. Don't know where to find a photo booth? The site has a locator so you can find the booth nearest you.
Submissions can be sent to sarahemckinney@gmail.com.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Laura Burlton's Dreamy Photos
All above images ©Laura Burlton
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Robb Albrecht's Sloshutter
This is why I love film. There's constantly a little devil on my shoulder saying, "Cha-ching!" with each shot, reminding me it's costly. I should slow down and really look, and (to get all woo-woo on your asses) "be in the moment." Which is exactly what Robb Albrecht is doing with his Holga shots. Robb has a solid portfolio on his website Sloshutter featuring portrait and landscape work, as well as an affinity and knack for toy camera photography:
Roofline
Holga 120N on Fuji Pro 400H
©Robb Albrecht
Rolls of Straw
Holga 120N on Fuji Pro 400H
©Robb Albrecht
Marigold Farm, Los Osos, CA
Holga 120N on Delta 400 B&W
©Robb Albrecht
Fetal Alcohol Awareness
Holga 120N on Delta 400 B&W
©Robb Albrecht
Morrow Bay Power Plant
Holga 120N on Fuji Pro 400H
©Robb Albrecht
White and Blue
Holga 120N on Fuji Pro 400H
©Robb Albrecht
"I am a self taught professional photographer living on the Central Coast of California. A background in film and video production gave me an excellent base of skills which helped me transition into photography. My work has been included in local and national advertising campaigns but my true photographic passion lies in shooting the interesting things I see in my world everyday. Although most of my work is done digitally, the lo-fi aspects of shooting with my Holga is a wonderful departure from the world of 1s and 0s and instant gratification. Shooting with the Holga forces me to slow down and really look before shooting and the results are always eye catching."
~Robb Albrecht
Sunday, October 10, 2010
A Polaroid a Day
I thought about writing a piece that would draw my own conclusions about how I feel about it, about capturing an instant in your life with an instant medium, about what it would mean to have daily photographic evidence of a large continuous portion of your life through your own death, but I think you should just look at the pictures and draw your own conclusions. Words just don't do it justice.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Kerry Ball's Polaroids
I came across Kerry's work while I was trolling the "blogosphere" (my brain just started to bleed writing that) for interesting toy camera photography. You can see most of her work on her website and in her Etsy store. She has a ton of great photos shot on her Diana Mini and Lomo Fish Eye, and even some cool TtV (Through the Viewfinder) shots, but I was really stunned by her Polaroids and am looking forward to seeing her collection grow.
Dead Blue Jay
Polaroid SLR 680 on Polaroid 600 film
©Kerry Ball
Bowling Shoes
Polaroid SLR 680 on Polaroid 600 film
©Kerry Ball
Red String of Destiny
Polaroid SLR 680 on Polaroid 600 film
©Kerry Ball
TATTOOS
Polaroid SLR 680 on Polaroid 600 film
©Kerry Ball
Laqueefa Bitch
Polaroid SLR 680 on Polaroid 600 film
©Kerry Ball
"Kerry Ball is a freelance photographer, born and raised in South Florida. Living with her boyfriend and their two cats, on the same block that she grew up on, she spends her time collecting antique skeleton keys, seashells, anything with the number 5, and tattoos. She has a penchant for vintage Polaroid cameras and shooting with toy cameras (Diana Mini and Lomo Fish Eye). Her obsession with photography started around the age of 9, when she received her first camera, a Fisher Price model that used 110 film. From then, it continued with her first Pentax 35mm SLR and then eventually to digital cameras- most recently a Nikon D40x. She can often be found driving the streets of Miami in search of new graffiti murals, urban landscapes, or coastal scenery to shoot; Miami influences her both as a person and as an artist and always will be her home. When not taking pictures, she also enjoys expressing herself through the creation of unique, emotional, and expressive mixed media collages."
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Jeff Soderquist, our first toyeur (well, besides me.)
Pink Tulip Field
Holga 120 with Kodak Portra 400 film
©Jeff Soderquist
Grass Blades (Original artwork by John Fleming)
Holga 120 with Kodak 400 Tmax film
©Jeff Soderquist
2010 Darrington Kickball Classic - 1
Holga 120 with Kodak Portra 400 film
©Jeff Soderquist
"Learn as I go photographer living in Seattle. I have been dabbling with photography for about a year and a half. Landscape and street photography are my primary focus, but am becoming increasingly interested in photographing food. I love the Holga120 for its simplistic unpredictability. It forces me to rethink the way I photograph the world, getting closer to my subject matter, becoming obsessed with available light (cause the Holga needs a lot of it), hoping my next click of the shutter will be that one magical photograph I’ve been dreaming of."
-Jeff Soderquist
Saturday, September 25, 2010
RayKo call for submissions
Friday, September 24, 2010
Taking submissions
Please submit 3 or 4 JPEGs to sarahemckinney@gmail.com along with a short bio and info about what camera and films were used and I'll start posting!
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Toyeur on Twitter and Facebook
©Sarah McKinney 2010
I'm gearing up for the design and launch of Toyeur.com with the help of the wonderful John Reed. More photos to come in the mean time. Keep watching!