Microclicks

Micro Click image by Simon Tomlinson

Untitled Micro Click image by Simon Tomlinson

 

There is a cool technique that can be done with a Holga similar to a panorama. But, rather than trying to line up the image edges, they are purposefully overlapped. Usually 7-8 images make up a 180° image. What you get is more of a wide angle effect, rather than a panorama.

Here is a link to a guide on how to shoot one yourself. The rest of the site has some other great tips and advice on Holgas.

PLASTIC IS FANTASTIC

See the passage of time

Solargraph - Justin Quinnell
Incredible, eerie photographs taken by basic pinhole cameras with six month exposure times. A 6-month exposure enables Justin to capture the arc of the sun as it rises or sinks over 6 months. This final photograph, called ‘Bridge View’, shows six months of the sun’s luminescent trails and its subtle change of course caused by the earth’s movement in orbit.
Here is a link to his website as well as a how to.
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How to

It’s like giving your point and shoot superpowers!

CHDK on Lifehacker

I did this to my Canon Powershot at the beginning of the school year. I’ve had some fun making time-lapse sequences. There are lots of scripts for all kinds of things, like really slow, or really fast shutter speeds, and motion detection, and even a lightning detection script. It works for many different cameras and is a great way to be able to take RAW images with a point and shoot.

CHDK screen shot