Pinhole vs. Holga vs. Nikon

Last year I took an alternative photography class at Vanderbilt. I didn't learn anything new but I did get a Holga camera, lots of darkroom time and some good ideas out of the class. If you're interested in alternative photography or processing I highly recommend the class, which begins again in September at Vanderbilt Sarratt Student Center and is open to the public. Here's a schedule.

For my final project I compared Pinhole, Holga and DSLR images. I spent an afternoon taking shots in and around Hillsboro Village. I shot each scenes three times, one shot per camera, from the exact same location. Since I didn't have a tripod most of the photos were taken from the ground. For the Nikon D40 I used a regular 18-55mm lens but kept it at 55, the closest I could get to matching the Holgs'a 60mm focal length. The Holga produced wider images despite the longer length, which I found interesting.

The images and the project turned out well. Here are a few of the comparisons (for each collage image: Nikon on top, Holga lower-left, pinhole lower-right):

My dream Mercedes on 21st Ave. outside Pancake Pantry

Bicycle outside Belcourt Theatre

Playground equipment at Dragon Park