School of Rock

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I was inpired by my friend Inge's double exposures so I thought I would try my hand at doing some intentional ones with my Holga. There were a couple of keepers on the roll. Here is one. I took this in Portland on Hawthorne. First I took a photo of the "School of Rock" sign and then I turned around and took a shot of a poster-covered telephone pole. 

I had a lot of fun with this! I will try it again, for sure. I think I also want to give my Holga more attention too.  

If you love doing film swaps and double exposures you should join us here at the Facebook group that Inge set up (and that I'm helping out as admin).  

Waiting

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I am continuing to explore self portraiture with pinhole photography. I am not sure what I love about self portraits. I don't think I am narcissistic. I think they just fascinate me. Especially pinhole self portraits. 

This was taken with my Schlem P6*6 and Ektar 100. I think it was exposed around 3 minutes?

Incidentally, this photo made Explore on Flickr, which is always kind of an ego boost. However my ego was soon kicked in the ribs upon discovering that it was put into a gallery called, "Explore...WHY?!?" I had to laugh at that, actually. I have said the same thing about many photos in Flickr's Explore. My big photography pet peeve is HDR and I have not been afraid to say so publicly, in probably a not-so-nice-way. So I yeah. I think I deserve this little bit of karma. 

Street Fair In Astoria, Oregon

I love what pinhole photography does to crowds and people. In many instances, the long exposures will remove a crowd from a busy scene. In this case, my exposure wasn't very long and so I got motion blur. 

 

Camera: Holga 120 PC
Film: Kodak Ekar 100
Pinhole: 0.25mm
Focal Length: 48mm
ISO: 100
Aperture: f192
Exposure: 5 seconds
Dev: C-41 Lab (Blue Moon Camera)
Scan: Epson V500

The North Side Of The Lake

Today's pinhole shot was taken at Trillium Lake. This lake is a favorite destination for Portlanders in the Summer, for good reason. It's a cool, alpine lake located in the shadow of Mt. Hood. The location is peaceful and beautiful. Most of the shots I get here Mt Hood is looming over the water. This was taken on the other side of the lake. 

Camera: Holga 120 PC
Film: Kodak Ekar 100
Pinhole: 0.25mm
Focal Length: 48mm
ISO: 100
Aperture: f192
Exposure: 5 seconds
Dev: C-41 Lab (Blue Moon Camera)
Scan: Epson V500