It’s not often Holgablog features any digital. We don’t have anything against it, but there’s hundreds of digital sites out there. What we do like, …
The Olympus Trip 35: A classic everyone should own!
The Olympus Trip 35 is a certified classic. Over 10 million sold, relatively cheap to buy 2nd hand(I got mine for £5/$10 on ebay), and …
Gloriously Bad Websites: A Celebration
We wax lyrical most of the time about beautifully designed sites. But what about the dark side of web design? Here, we disect some utterly terrible sites.
How to: Turn your Holga into a Pinhole in 5 Minutes!
It’s WORLD PINHOLE DAY 2009…yay! This guide is a bit late, but it may serve you well in future. I’ve taken one of my old …
The Top 20 Strangests/Coolest/Most Beautiful Pinhole Cameras
In the runup to WPD2009, we are churning out pinhole articles! Our latest is a strange one. You all know you can create a pinhole …
The Best 15 Pinhole Shots from Flickr EVER!! (AKA :Here comes World Pinhole Day 2009)
Once a year the fantastic people at http://www.pinholeday.org/ organise WPD. A day to celebrate, learn, and use pinhole cameras. If you check out their events …
The Massive Guide to all Holga Cameras
Back in the day, when things were simple, we had one Holga camera: The Holga 120S. But since then, the range of Holga cameras have …
Fringe in Photos
Took a wee stroll around the Royal Mile to observe all the trying-too-hard-drama-luvvies in their natural environment.
Throw away that light meter!
I enjoy doing night shots, I’m by no means great at it, but it’s fun to go out and discover how differently places look at …
10 Top Tips to get Noticed on Flickr
So, you have been around Flickr for a while, uploading some great shots, but no-one is viewing/commenting/appreciating your work...what gives?
Unfortunately, with over 2 billion photos on Flickr, if you want some exposure you need to court it. Like most things in life: Flickr is one giant circle-jerk.
When Candids go Wrong…..
We all like photographing candid. Those brilliant shots that capture how a person is really feeling, or what they are really thinking without the gloss …
Police Tracking Project (AKA Let’s play with the Google Maps API).
One of my employers, the SCCJR, has started a new project: Community Policing in Scotland. The project is quite a modern project, in terms of …