42 Sprocket-hole
Take it to the edge
Dan Smith
The Idea
The world of toy-camera photography is a vast one. With a little modification you can use your toy camera to create things it was never meant to create. The very nature of these cameras allows for a wide range of differing techniques to achieve unique and beautiful images that are "off the beaten track," so to speak.
The Continental
I imagined the car framed by the sprocket holes while I was taking this picture, considering them part of the composition
The Ingredients
- ▶ Toy camera
- ▶ 35mm conversion kit OR
- ▶ Foam padding
- ▶ Cardboard or posterboard
- ▶ Gaffer tape or electrical tape
The Process
A few very simple additions or modifications to a plastic medium-format camera, such as a Holga ...
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