Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity
by Michelle Bates
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Author: Michelle BatesBrand: Unknown
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-10-25
ISBN: 0240808401
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Focal Press
Product features:
- A tour of the creative, fun world of toy cameras and low-tech photography
- Chock Full of Fun Facts and Tantalizing Tips
- A "First" By the internationally known "Holga Queen"
- IF you have a Holga, Now What?
- Find out what to Feed your Holga
Book Reviews of Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity
Book Review: If you own a Plastic Camera, Get This Book!
Summary: 5 Stars
If you own a Holga, Diana, Blackbird Fly or any other plastic camera, this book will really get the juices flowing. Fantastic photography, great tips on use and modification. There is also a section on toy digital cameras.
She goes into great detail on how to set up and use your Holga, discussion on various film type, and a reminder that Holga cameras DO FLOAT, made me laugh.
This book should be included with every plastic camera, if you are buying a plastic camera for someone, they will need this book.
Although I own a very nice DSLR, I also own 3 1/2 Holga's, a Diana and am looking to purchase a BBF this year.
Summary of Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity
Take a tour of the burgeoning world of toy cameras and low-tech photography with Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity. Whether you're an experienced enthusiast or toy camera neophyte, you'll find Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity chock full of tantalizing tips, fun facts and, of course, absolutely striking photographs taken with the lowest tech and simplest tools around.I got me a Holga. Now What?
Holgas need a little TLC before they're ready to go out in the world and start snapping. Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity digs through all the different Holga models available, lays out thier advantages and quirks and helps you get up to speed on all the prep you'll need to do to jump in on the toy-camera revolution.
What should I Feed my Holga?
Holgas, Dianas, other toy cameras can use many types of film. Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity, lays all their pros and cons on the line letting you get some images you want, and some you could just never imagine.
Can Holga come out to play?
Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity will help you steer your way through all the details and quirks of taking wonderful and weird pictures with your toy camera. We'll explore possible subjects and the best way to shoot them and play with all sorts of techniques from vignetting, to multiple exposures, to panoramas, close-ups, movement, night photography, flare, flash, color and more.
For the Intrepid Holga-ographer
For the Holga master, we've diagramed and described advanced toy camera modifications and introduce you to a variety of problems, solutions and inventions born from toy cameras' "limitations."
What Next?
From negatives to prints or pixels, we help you navigate your post-shooting choices.
Don't Forget
The Diana, Banner, Action Sampler, Photo Blaster, and Lensbaby are all toy cameras with their own loveable qualities. We'll look beyond the Holga to show a whole wide world of toys.
Artists Artists in this book include:
Michael Ackerman
Jonathan Bailey
Eric Havelock-Baillie
James Balog
Betsy Bell
Susan Bowen
Laura Burlton
David Burnett
Nancy Burson
Perry Dilbeck
Jill Enfield
Annette Fournet
Megan Green
Wesley Kennedy
Teru Kuwayama
Mary Ann Lynch
Anne Arden McDonald
Daniel Miller
Ted Orland
Robert Owen
Becky Ramotowski
Nancy Rexroth
Francisco Mata Rosas
Richard Ross
Franco Salmoiraghi
Michael Sherwin
Harvey Stein
Gordon Stettinius
Mark Sink
Kurt Smith
Sandy Sorlien
Pauline St. Denis
;-p r a b u!
*The first toy camera guide written by the internationally known "Holga Queen"
*Full color, fabulous images illustrate what can be done with toys, for fun or professionally
*Step-by-step examples clearly explain how techniques are achieved
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