VRC Workshop | Holga Camera Tutorial & Field Trip

The Visual Resources Collection will be offering an fun introductory workshop on the basics of shooting film using a Holga camera on Friday, October 9, 2015 from 10am–12pm.

The Holga camera was designed in 1981 as a low-cost mass-market tool for amateur photographers. The cameras were light and required little skill to operate. The inexpensively made cameras were prone to unpredictable light leaks and vignetting, which led them be considered "toys." However, it resulted in surreal and impressionistic images, and a cult following soon developed. Their unpredicatablity broke the perception of photography as an artform that required rigorous precision and intractable rules. Holgas became widely used and especially prized by urban street photographers.

This two-hour session will begin with an introduction to film, and how it functions. The instructor will demonstrate loading the film, handling the camera. The remaining time will be spent in the field shooting photographs.

Participants may borrow a Holga camera from the Visual Resources Collection (VRC). Participants are required to purchase their own film; specific information regarding film type will be provided by the instructor once registration has been confirmed.

Tutorials and workshops are open to all SOA faculty, students and staff. Class size is limited to 8.

 

image credit: Elizabeth Schaub