Holga Modification

When we were asked to experiment with the Holga, I determined I didn't want to do anything that would permanently ruin the camera because I may end up using it in the future. Thus, I cut small strips of paper and taped them strategically in the back of the camera so that the resulting design would appear as part of the image.

 

This photograph was shot in the courtyard on the Marietta College campus between the Dawes Memorial Library and McDonough Leadership Center. I placed the Holga on the stones around a small garden next to one of the walkways. Although the trash can sort of disturbs the image, I feel as if I'm looking into an area at a zoo waiting for an animal to come out from hiding when I look at this photo.

 

The original negative was washed out and you could tell that the paper was blue so I played with levels to make the photo more colorful. After doing this, the image appeared very green so I changed the Red curve in order to get a contrast between the greenery in the foreground and the brick building in the background.

Done