P#53: Show Notes for Holga Camera -- an Interview With Tom Kirkendall (part one)

Tom Kirkendall demonstrates how the Holga camera can revolutionize your photography style

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If you've ever wondered about the Holga camera or other inexpensive point-and-shoot models, Tom Kirkendall is the photographer for you. Throughout his interview, he explains when and why you'd want to use this infamously flawed toy camera -- and exactly how to get the most out of the experience.

Show Notes for 7 Photography Questions Interview With Tom Kirkendall

Topic: Holga camera
Host: Dr. Audri G. Lanford
Guest: Tom Kirkendall
Artist's Main Website: www.kirkendall-spring.com
Locations: Edmonds, WA and Boone, NC

This episode of the "7 Photography Questions" Podcast is sponsored by Aspen Photo Workshops and by Secrets of Master Photographers .

7 Biggest Holga Camera Questions for Tom Kirkendall

1. What inspired this topic for you? Can you give us a bit of an overview of the world of $20 cameras like the Holga? When do you recommend using these cameras? How are they different from pinhole cameras? What should we know about them? Why is there so much interest in them? Which of them is best -- and for what?

2. What would you say is the biggest mistake people make when they decide they want to photograph with a Holga or a similar plastic camera? What is the biggest myth and why is it untrue?

3. In this world of technological wonders, where you can create anything you want by sitting in front of a computer, why use a camera where you are not guaranteed the results you envisioned?

4. Can you give us some of your favorite tips and secrets for photographing with a Holga or similar camera? In other words, how do you get the most out of these cameras?

5. What kind of subjects do you like to photograph with a Holga? Why? Are there special effects you like? And how do I reduce the light leaks on my Holga?

6. Can you share three or four things we can learn from these cameras that will help improve our digital photography?

7. Can you suggest one or two exercises our listeners can do to improve their photographs based on what we've heard here today?

Photographer Bio

Tom Kirkendall's motto is "live long, play hard." Over the last twenty years, he's worked as a photographer and author with his wife, Vicki Spring, and he's taken on an amazing variety of challenging and adventurous assignments. Just a few of Tom's accomplishments include climbing to the summit of Mount Rainier (in a blizzard, no less) for Conde Nast and chasing Bigfoot through the freezing rain for Backpacker Magazine.

Tom is an accomplished sports and landscape photographer who works with a variety of cameras and styles. Although, like all master photographers, he sometimes requires reliability and familiarity from his equipment, he produces stunning results from inexpensive models like the Holga camera as well.