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Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity
by Michelle Bates
from Focal Press

Features:

• A tour of the creative, fun world of toy cameras and low-tech photography
• Chock Full of Fun Facts and Tantalizing Tips
• A "First" By the internationally known "Holga Queen"
• IF you have a Holga, Now What?

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

• Join the fun!
  Hey, Jack and Meg White of the White Stripes will sell you their signature model plastic camera, but to be really cool, you need to buy this book and learn exactly what you can do with retro-photography. Digital photography didn't make Holga and Diana-style photography obsolete -- it made it mandatory.
  This book will provide you with the ideas you need to get really creative with your camera. And what you learn may spill over into your digital photography work, too.

• A reference and manual.
  Michelle Bates has the experience and expertise to give an overall review of the Holga, Diana and others. The book contains an extensive collect of works by major toy camera artists and an explaination of their methods.
  There is an interesting history of the Holga and several chapters demonstrating the use and modification of our favorite piece of plastic. Film selection and processing is also discussed.
  If you are a Holga or Diana user or are considering purchasing one, then this is the book... more info

• Excellent resource for the non-digital photographer
  As someone who has been involved with digital photography for over 10 years, I first became curious about 'plastic' cameras after seeing an exhibition of the author's work a few years ago. The images were hauntingly beautiful and I was surprised to find out they were completely un-touched by any digital process. Holgas, one of the models that form the centerpiece of this book, can produce a variety of images depending on how they are set up, or in some cases, not set up.
  Michelle's book is fun to read... more info

• Could this book be as good as everyone says it is?
  Most books either inspire, through the wonderful work of other photograpers, or are how-tos. This book is both.
  However, you must be familiar with cameras that use good old-fashioned FILM to use it. I can't imagine using the how-to section of this book if you've never used anything but a digital camera. On the other hand, there is a little bit of info at the end of the book on computer scanning and pixels that goes right over my head. (I'll study up on it.)
  But here it is: When my cameras were... more info

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