Topic: First Holga WPC pics and first home processed

[Nigel]

These are the pictures  from my new Holga 120WPC pinhole and my first home processed film. They're only 5, yes I left the lens cap on for the first one! Well it had to happen sometime so i hope I've got it out of my system.

Generally I'm pleased but I thought the negs were lacking a bit of contrast. I'm not sure if that's a factor of a pinhole, or the Pan-F film or the processing (in Rodinal)? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I chose Pan-F because I wanted to blur the people but I've over done it, on the Royal Festival Hall pic there were dozens of people walking through the shot.

Nigel

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[gothamtomato]

They're only 5, yes I left the lens cap on for the first one! Well it had to happen sometime so i hope I've got it out of my system.

I can do you one better: I once, when I got my first professional strobe set up, had a sitting for an actor's headshots, and was so excited about the new strobes, that I forgot to load film in the camera!

I was shooting and shooting, and 'got' some great shots (or so I thought.) Then I looked down at the camera & realized there was no film in it. Not wanting to tell the subject of my foul-up, I pretended that was standard procedure and said, 'Now that you're all warmed up, lets try it with film.'

He said, 'OK!', and I loaded the camera, and just kept going.

[LT]

these look great Nigel. 

[synj00]

I love the third one. I feel you for leaving the lenscap on. I still do that myself with my holga too LoL.

[Yaniv Waissa]

The 3rd image is my favorite !!! i'm waiting to get my own holga WPC....
Hopw to see more images soon

[tijeras]

Nice work here Nigel!

Pinhole is  not so contrasty as it is the nature of it. 

I think it is the challenge of "faking" contrast that makes pinhole so appealing to me.



Can't wait to see how this evolves.     

becky

[synj00]

Can you elaborate on "faking contrast"? Im always trying to get more contrast out of my stuff too. Its a fine balane between too much and too little.

[pdewolff]

nice result, i like the darkness, its real "under the bridge"...( and just throw away the lenscap  )

[LT]

I've found that a spray of matt black paint in holga and pinhole film chambers makes quite a difference  - less light bouncing around giving more contrast.

and to echo Piet - just throw away the lenscap

[Nigel]

Thanks everyone for the tips. I think I'll have a go at the matt black paint and for the lens cap that's already gone - it's history!

thanks again
Nigel