One of the new photo crazes is the Hipstamatic app for the iPhone. It replicas an old cheap camera look. Its really great. I has made me think about dropping the hundreds of dollars to get a cell phone just so I can have the dang camera. A few years back I invested far less money and bought a Holga camera--you can get the camera for around $40. I've shot a few rolls with it--all black and white and I currently have a roll of color in camera. What you can get with a holga that you can't get with the iphone apps is overlap if you want it. Years ago I saw a newspaper piece shot by Beth Bergman Maknumara for the Virginia Pilot where she used a Holga. She allowed for the overlap and seemed to plan it out really well. She also allowed light leaks and it all came together great. I am currently trying to overlap images as much as possible with the roll I have in camera right now. It could be a complete failure, but we'll see. I need to finish this roll soon because I am allowing for light leak as well--the Holga is plastic and light does seep in the cracks--if you want to control this you have to tape the back along the seams. This was shot with one of the first rolls of film I put thru the Holga experimenting late one night/early one morning in my basement. Photo by Richard Sayer. More Holga Images to come I hope soon--haven't dropped down the cash for the phone....though still thinking on it!
I was at verizon yesterday and could not remember what phone you were asking about. I got the Hipstamatic grayscale part but forgot the rest. I think that this post is a hint to get on it! Ok, OK I get it already