stockholm 26th of july.

some holga's from Rome..

from july....while my diana camera had issues my holga camera was fine.

a few diana's from Rome..

When i was in Pompeii a few years ago i shot 35 mm film and loved it, this time i decided to bring 120 film cuz i figured that format would suit Rome better than 35 mm. So i brought with me my diana f+ and a new red holga.

a messy diana adventure... my diana camera is my favorite 120 camera and ive always had great results with it... but this trip is the first time it has had issues as seen in the photos below... it was above +30C degrees and it looks like the film melted in a few places..my purse was probably +500 degrees... the film was expired and had also been sitting in the camera for over a year cuz i loaded it up once but never got around to use it. and while i was in the forum, the winding spool was stuck, i had to use force to move the film forward. overall, it was messy and i wasnt sure if i, the film or the camera would make it thru! i dont function well in heat, and i missed the framing every time..until next time...!

autumn holga's...

Sorbus aucuparia

Betula 

yeah this lomography color 400 film is really good. and this is another holga camera, i have a couple of them.

a few holga's from stockholm...

ive tried one of Lomography's color films (400 i believe) and i must say it is easily one of my favorites, it doesnt show all of its potential in these gray and dim photos but yeah the colors are so bright and strong! this was also a first test roll with this new holga camera.

it's time for a camera update/review again.

So it is summer, which means a lot of sunlight.. as a toy camera user this is the time of year to pick it up and catch the sunrays. i have film that is about to expire i shall take this chance to try them. and yes i know it's fun to shoot expired film, but i prefer it when it isn't. developing film is very expensive here, so i usually end up shooting about 3 films/year, which, isnt a lot, but that's where i'm at right now. I've had a lot of luck with my film rolls, because most pictures have always turned out and looked good without hardly any light leaks. After 3 years of learning and testing and exploring, i have my favorite cameras that fit me very good and my favorite film to go with them:

the diana.

i added a wide angle lens, because i wanted to have the option of fitting more things into the frame, landscapes, buildings, people etc. and so far i like it. it doesn't produce as much dark corners, but that's ok. the flash doesnt really fit when the viewfinder is attached, so that's a bit annoying, but my diana flash broke after a few times, so whatever. top left is kodak portra vc without wide angle lens, top right is fuji reala without wide angle lens. bottom left is fuji reala with wide angle lens, bottom right is kodak ektar with wide angle lens.

the holga 120
i've mostly used black&white film in this, and it suits it better than color i think. i particularly like shooting stone buildings with kodak t-max. if i ever go to transylvania, i will bring my holga.

the minolta zoom 80
this camera is such a dream. i love this little one and the photos it produces. i will be so sad the day it stops working. i think my favorite film with this camera is the kodak portra nc.

the SLR nikkormat ft
this camera likes natural film. and i like them together. kodak portra ftw. this camera was my grandfathers, it was made in the 60's. i love this one, i've shot several film rolls with it already, but it is heavy to carry.

my favorite 120 film from this past year.

not only are the photos good but they are also a few of my favorite things...

twin peaks, horses, gothic medieval buildings and my sister.
these were taken with a diana and a holga.

my favorite view.

gotland on film.

{I} taped my holga completely and brought it with me to gotland, loaded with a black & white film, it was the only empty camera i could bring for that trip and stone structures look good in black&white. i'm happy with the results, this camera needs to stay taped! previous results have not been as good as these below. I got all 12 photos of this roll back, what a win! I took a photo of the same ruin twice-i don't know why. lol. but that left corner darkness annoys me. another thing i've noticed is that holga doesn't like it when the sun shines from the side, it prefers sun shining from behind me.

*i think i woke up the troll, in the right
corner, with my presence.. he looks sleepy. lol.

my co-workers waiting for lunch.

my favorite photo.

Moonia, by holga

{I} got all 12 photos back from my holga roll! that doesnt happen often! so gold star for my holga. half the roll was really good, and the rest were the typical holga goes mad! as can be seen on the mountain photos. but holga is holga, and it does whatever it wants. out of this roll, this first pic below is my favorite. film: kodak portra 160VC

jämtland, by holga

stina by rock carvings

when i was a kid, my grandmother and i went on trips on this boat around the lake, looking for the famous sea monster. i looked and looked but i never saw it.

film: kodak portra 160VC

on the classic western trail of Mt. Åreskutan, Jämtland, seen through a holga

film: kodak portra 160VC