high school holga photography lesson

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Lomography: motto of "don't think, just shoot" deemphasizing formal

FISH-EYE

Diana

*spontaneity

Typical lomography cameras are deliberately inexpensively constructed

*close-ups

The Diana

•  The Diana first appeared during the early 1960s as a inexpensive box camera sold by the Hong Kong

•  Most were exported to the US and UK. •  During the 1960s, whole case - 144 cameras – sold for

about 50 cents U.S. per unit •  Most Diana cameras were given away or sold for

nominal sums as novelties or prizes at fairs, carnivals, product promotions, raffles, or other events.

The Holga

•  The Holga camera was designed in 1981 •  First appeared outside China in 1982 with its appearance in

Hong Kong •  At the time, 120 rollfilm in black-and-white was the most

widely available film in mainland China. •  The Holga was intended to provide an inexpensive mass-

market camera for working-class Chinese in order to record family portraits and events

Holga Project •  What is a holga camera?

Lomo Photography in the media..

PATTERN TEXTURE LINE Noteworthy images

Sean Jaeger

Sean Jaeger

Christina Burnett

Conner Morris

Courtney Madara

Crystal Foster

Nick Vespe

Nick Vespe

Olivia Foltiny

Tim Nooney

Tyler Trumbetti

Tyler Trumbetti

Tyler Trumbetti

Pattern, Texture line images

Holga inspired composite image TILE #1

Pattern, Texture line images

Holga inspired composite image TILE #2

Tiles 2 of 4

Complete design Student Samples

Billy Cox

Christina Burnette

Crystal Foster

Cullan Holloway

Ken Kelemen

Olivia Foltiny

Billy Cox