Poo-Poo Platter

After owning it for a month, I finally broke in the Polaroid back for my Holga. My “Holgaroid” is one heck of a fun camera to play with. All the quirks and “limitations” of a Holga combined with the instant gratification of Polaroid film makes for a new and interesting shooting experience for me.

I completely messed up the first couple of shots by yanking the film tabs too hard and jamming the rollers on the back, but the third shot came out fine (third time’s a charm, right?). A few more practice shots and I was starting to get the hang of things. I took the Holgaroid to a meetup on Saturday to try it out in the field. I even did some off-camera lighting just for kicks. So far, it’s been a blast.

The image above is my most recent Holgaroid shot. I setup a couple of speedlights in shoot-through umbrellas in a clamshell configuration, slapped a Pocket Wizard on the Holgaroid, and fired off two shots. The first one was mostly a test, but I somehow got the exposure right. The second shot is the image you see above. I think it looks pretty darn good.

Also, I’m officially doing the 52 Weeks project. I really like doing regular self-portraits but don’t want to commit to another 365 days. I can handle one a week, though, so this is likely going to be my main ongoing project this year. I might pick up one or two more, but, for now, this is it.