Gamble Brothers
Point Ormond
Holga 120N
Kodak Ektar 100 Film
A trig point on a grassy hill at Ormond Beach, a southern bayside suburb in Melbourne.
I have processed this image through photoshop primarily to develop my PS skills.
I initially made three scans of the single negative at different exposure/tone levels, and then combined them as layers in PS. Kind of an analogue equivalent to multi-RAW processing.
I've never been into overworking an image too much, but after reading a recent 'how-to' book ('Creative B&W: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques' by Harold Davis - highly recommended), I've come to a deeper understanding of how important these skills are in arriving at a better image.
Having said that, I still feel uncomfortable trying to milk a tonal range out of a Holga!
Also, there's a certain purity or honesty in producing an unadulterated image.
As Niko says,"good for the soul".
Check out his pinhole work: incredible.
I'm aware there are legitimate arguments on either end of the spectrum, and of course everything in between. But more importantly, there's no right or wrong in my view.
Point Ormond
Holga 120N
Kodak Ektar 100 Film
A trig point on a grassy hill at Ormond Beach, a southern bayside suburb in Melbourne.
I have processed this image through photoshop primarily to develop my PS skills.
I initially made three scans of the single negative at different exposure/tone levels, and then combined them as layers in PS. Kind of an analogue equivalent to multi-RAW processing.
I've never been into overworking an image too much, but after reading a recent 'how-to' book ('Creative B&W: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques' by Harold Davis - highly recommended), I've come to a deeper understanding of how important these skills are in arriving at a better image.
Having said that, I still feel uncomfortable trying to milk a tonal range out of a Holga!
Also, there's a certain purity or honesty in producing an unadulterated image.
As Niko says,"good for the soul".
Check out his pinhole work: incredible.
I'm aware there are legitimate arguments on either end of the spectrum, and of course everything in between. But more importantly, there's no right or wrong in my view.