My Blog - where I ruminate about other aspects of photography.


Showing Tag: "camera" (Show all posts)

Newtown, Johannesburg with a Holga

Posted by Hilton Hamann on Monday, January 16, 2012,

 Recently I took a stroll around Newtown, Johannesburg, the site of the city's old market. Built in 1913 to serve the growing population of the expanding mining town, today it is home to Museum Afrika and the Market Theatre.
 These pictures were shot with a plastic Holga toy camera that I am growing to like more and more. In fact I like it that much that I am going to start using it in my wedding and portrait work.
 And yes, the opening image in the spread is a DELIBERATE double exposure!

 

  ...
Continue reading ...
 

Perfection is sometimes over rated.

Posted by Hilton Hamann on Tuesday, March 9, 2010,

A little while ago I was asked to photograph the golden wedding anniversary celebrations of the parents of two of my best friends.
 Werner and Klara Hollenstein (the couple) are Swiss/German and I wanted to use a camera that would be appropriate for the occasion. Something German and around 50 years old.
 I had a couple of options -- a Zeiss Contaflex, a Voigtlander Prominent, a Rolleiflex -- but I opted for a 50 year-old Kodak Retina Reflex. The Retinas were made by Nagel & Co in Germany and ...

Continue reading ...
 
 
Make a Free Website with Yola.