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Welcome to the Holga Holidays!

I’ll be posting photos I’ve dug out of my archives (1999-2003) and posting these throughout the holiday season.

The Holga is a plastic toy camera that takes 2 1/4 roll film and was a basic as you could get– essentially a glorified pinhole camera with a hotshoe mount.

I had a bunch of the original models that I ordered from California and modified myself. Eventually it found it’s way into the mainstream and the cameras you can now buy at Urban Outfitters have perks like bulb settings or even (gasp!) a glass lens.

Anyhow. I became addicted in the late nineties and rarely without one for a few years after that.

I loved the large negative, the vignetted corners and limited focus that fell off, and that fact it weighed nothing; and if I avoided water bottles and logos, the crappiness gave my photos a timeless feel I really admired. Of course, they’re so obviously Holga photos that this in itself places them within a certain time frame. Ultimately though, it’s about the final photo and not how it came about.

I was invited to shoot the Toronto Children’s Chorus at Roy Thompson hall on Saturday.

Teenagers girls are so easy to photograph. they smile on demand. love it.

Welcome to the Holga Holidays!

I’ll be posting photos I’ve dug out of my archives (1999-2003) and posting these throughout the holiday season.

The Holga is a plastic toy camera that takes 2 1/4 roll film and was a basic as you could get– essentially a glorified pinhole camera with a hotshoe mount.

I had a bunch of the original models that I ordered from California and modified myself. Eventually it found it’s way into the mainstream and the cameras you can now buy at Urban Outfitters have perks like bulb settings or even (gasp!) a glass lens.

Anyhow. I became addicted in the late nineties and rarely without one for a few years after that.

I loved the large negative, the vignetted corners and limited focus that fell off, and that fact it weighed nothing; and if I avoided water bottles and logos, the crappiness gave my photos a timeless feel I really admired. Of course, they’re so obviously Holga photos that this in itself places them within a certain time frame. Ultimately though, it’s about the final photo and not how it came about.

I hope you enjoy the show!

film from the past

I’ve been digging through old cd’s of scans and thought it might be nice to share some of my forgotten photos with you over the holiday season.

Start off here with two 35mm frames from an olympus point&shoot contact sheet (these are circa 2001) I scanned for some reason.

Jeesh. Even my crap photos look good on film.




polka dotted slush

awesome.

amazing how direct flash can make something so good for you look so-oooooo unhealthy

my friday night dinner was:

one russet potato cut into strips

soak in water for 10 minutes to remove some of the starch

dry, then lightly toss in olive oil for flavour and so that a light sprinkle of salt sticks

bake on a parchment-lined baking sheet so they brown but don’t stick to the pan

fry one egg in a wee dab of butter and baste

(baste = when whites are mostly cooked, toss teaspoon of water into frypan and cover- the steam cooks the top)

Eat.

it has been awhile since the big haircut. here it is in all it’s triangular glory

busker

toronto

outtake: jumping

ericjump

unhappy and expensive hallowe’en. tipped over my monitor while fishing around behind it and it landed on the keyboard and broke

sadsadupclose

signs

hotteayes- i love a cuppa stolen tea myself now and then

nospit

what is it about sherborne subway station that makes one want to spit?

L.Ontario

here are 2 ads from a few years back i really enjoyed for their lousy-ness.

badad1badad2

winebacklit

a most picturesque view in Prince Edward County

pechouse

beercanchickenspigonspit

ben

A very big thank you to all who came out to F’Coffee for the big haircut today! We raised another $110!

Sue and Patrick watched from Vancouver via Skype while it all came off right there in the front window of the shop over coffees, laughs and and beer! Many thanks to Shyama for finishing up my fabulous new doo, Rob for the space and Anthony for the great photos.

cutcutFcutEcutD

What a way to do good! We get 5 trees planted as well with all the contributions!

tree

clippers

The haircut for the cure is coming up fast, only 30 hours left to make your online donation. Deadline is Friday midnight!

As of today, the total including cash donations is at $1868.00, and that’s not including the fund raising jar at the coffee shop!

$1700

1700

sue

Yup, that fancy do on Sue is because of her chemotherapy

The CIBC Run for the Cure is happening next Sunday and so far I’ve raised $1400 but more is better!

If you don’t know already, when I raise $2000 I’ll chop my lovely locks off to a bob, $3000 and I go super short, and at $4000 buzz it right off.

Now don’t you all want to see me bald?

Contribute here!

https://www.cibcrunforthecure.com/html/personal_page.asp?track=3588018&languageid=1

give!

give!

give!

gulls

dahlia

shoesegg

campfireBcampireC

hibiscus

shoesunderstated

jk2jk3jk

pilsner

fridge

dimitri

me!

so long, summer

raft

ships

shipsBshipsCships

skyline

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