Getting Schooled
Perhaps your resolution was to make 2007 the year to get serious about you. To begin investing some of your time and energy (and yes, probably some cash) in developing your one-of-a-kind talents or oddball skills that need fine-tuning. It’s the year to try your hand at pottery. To start staining glass. To pick up belly dancing or the accordion or both. To start doing whatever tickles your creative fancy. It’s all about you, in 2007.
The New Year means registration is open for many a Continuing Ed course. The class we will (hopefully) be heading back to the classroom for is “Toy Cameras” offered by the University of Utah. We’ve been crazy about Holgas ever since this guy who shot both of our weddings used one. Ali liked its effects so much, she opted to insert a Holga print with her wedding invitations.
For $65 (and the purchase of a Holga) you can “free yourself from your dependence on technology, precision, and sharpness as you learn to embrace the imperfections of the toy camera.” Plus, you’ll get to be a rebel: “This class will be an exercise in rule breaking and will give you a new perspective on your own photography. Learn to lose control and see the world in a whole new light!”
Sounds refreshing, doesn’t it? Learn more about the Holga here.
January 2nd, 2007 at 12:28 pm
You read my mind!! Anyone that knows me knows that I love pictures, love taking them, and have my camera with me at all times! I have been wanting to get into photography more but never make the time…this has motivated me to get on the ball!! Thank you! And am excited to learn more about the ToyShooter! Very fun!
January 2nd, 2007 at 1:14 pm
I want to see the photo from Ali’s wedding, it sounds interesting. Since I am in my 50′s I am all about fuzzy, blurry photos and shy away from the sharp precise ones!!!
January 2nd, 2007 at 5:09 pm
Beth, I wish I had a way of showing it. Unfortunately, that same photographer doesn’t believe in “going digital” so I don’t have any e-versions of my photos. He does this cool cross-processing thing (I think) that makes the colors look really saturated. I think it’s time I invest in a scanner. :)
January 8th, 2007 at 10:22 pm
I can vouch that ali’s wedding pics are cool. Best of all, they are affordable because the same photographer now costs thousands of dollars to hire. Get your own holga now!