'In 1990 I graduated with a bachelors degree in Photojournalism from The University of Texas, Austin. The following summer I spent two weeks at the Maine Photographic Workshops where I was introduced to the Holga. I fell in love and have used it as my main camera ever since.
Shooting with a low-fi camera, with its quirks and limitations, requires a more visceral approach to photography that is fun and challenging. The process of producing an image is in two equal parts: recording the image on film and then teasing out the best possible representation of the captured moment when in the darkroom.
I print using a negative carrier I made out of museum board and tape in order to give the printed image a solid, full frame–showing the remnants of the medium of film.
Carrying my camera everywhere I go, and being in tune with my surroundings has given me a life full of spontaneous moments; talking to strangers, stopping the car to get a closer look, exploring areas that I never would have thought to go, engaging in life outside my comfort zone, and often being much braver than I normally would be without my Holga. The desire to capture something interesting overrides any shyness or fear and sometimes results in making connections that otherwise would never have happened.'
Shooting with a low-fi camera, with its quirks and limitations, requires a more visceral approach to photography that is fun and challenging. The process of producing an image is in two equal parts: recording the image on film and then teasing out the best possible representation of the captured moment when in the darkroom.
I print using a negative carrier I made out of museum board and tape in order to give the printed image a solid, full frame–showing the remnants of the medium of film.
Carrying my camera everywhere I go, and being in tune with my surroundings has given me a life full of spontaneous moments; talking to strangers, stopping the car to get a closer look, exploring areas that I never would have thought to go, engaging in life outside my comfort zone, and often being much braver than I normally would be without my Holga. The desire to capture something interesting overrides any shyness or fear and sometimes results in making connections that otherwise would never have happened.'
- Liz Potter, taken from her website.
I love that she has a degree in photojournalism but chooses the Holga as her favourite camer & explains how essentially, the Holga has changed her life. She approaches photography in a different and interesting way. Her photos are mostly of quirky people captured in interesting situations which are probably normal for those people
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| I love this one! A man selling a pile of lamps on the side of a highway. |
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