Holga

Revisiting Film Photography

I've been experimenting with an Holga 120S plastic medium format film camera connected to my Profoto studio lights— I'm pleasantly surprised at how well they work together. I have not seriously shot film since first learning photography in the '90s on a 35mm Pentax K-1000. Memories—I used to print my images in a group darkroom and nobody had cell phones. Below are some results from a recent shoot at my studio, in collaboration w/fellow photographer Mariya Stangl who kindly offered to pose.

It's nice to be reminded of what felt possible then vs what feels possible now, to slow down intentionally, to see what can happen when limited to 12 frames, and to wait for the roll to be processed and scanned (I'm not set up to develop my own film again). Single exposures, double exposures, triple exposures, maybe some light leaks. I am thinking this is something I can offer as a fun add on to a digital portrait session.