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The Toycam Handbook by members of toycamera.com

I first discovered the ‘Toycam Handbook’ shortly after buying my first Holga. I’d just been introduced to a world of plastic toy cameras and I was so intrigued I had to learn more. The book starts off by introducing the reader to over 20 different toy cameras - including the Diana, the Fujipet, and the Holga 120FN. Each camera has its own page featuring a glorious colour photo, example images and specifications for the geeky folk amongst us (I proudly include myself in that category).

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Untitled by Luke Cassady-Dorion
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Holga 120N with Agfa RSX II (cross processed).
“shot in bangkok at a half torn-down building near nana bts”

Lost Victorians by Elinor Jones
Holga 120FN with Centuria Pro 400 film.
“it’s 2 boys we met on the underground catching the last northern line train home in kentish town after the atp release the bats event at the forum on 2 november - hence the outfits.”

Holga 120 by Kelly Wisker
Holga 120N with 1 year out of date unknown slide film (cross processed)

Studio B by Russell Wieland
Holga 120N (Holgamods) with expired Fuji Reala 100, using bulb mode (5-minute exposyre).
“This is my studio in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Five minute exposure on bulb setting, F8 cloudy setting (Holgamods); used a blue LED flashlight on the music stand, the lamp, and under the keyboards. A shot of flash at myself sitting at the keyboard at the end and then I fired the flash again off camera by mistake. You can see a ghost image of me in sitting at the keyboard. You can also see my hand holding the flashlight in the lamp. I shot this to finish off a roll I wanted to develop and didn’t think anything of it. Those pictures always seem to come out the best for me.”

Metro Deux by Scribe
Holga 120GCFN with Ilford HP5+. Scanned using an Canon 8400f. “Nothing special otherwise, think I used Flash. Kind of wishing [I knew] *where* in Paris I actually took it now :)”

Untitled by Jake Penrose
Holga 120FN with Kodak E100 (cross processed)

White Light, White Heat by Shannon Herber
Holga 120CFN with Fuji Neopan 400 film. “We were at a museum and they had a huge white room with a light box…I put him in there, took a picture, voila. :)”

Breakthrough by Balazs Sprenc (Lost in Pixels)
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Pinholga (modified Holga 120N) with Lucky SHD 100, using bulb mode & tripod. “This is a pinhole shot of an amazing sunrise in Corsica (France).”

Car Wash by Zoe-Ruth
Holga 120CFN with Fuji Provia 400X (cross processed). Double Exposure (1st shot was of the car wash/building, second shot was of powerlines/clouds), scanned with Epson Perfection 4490 (no color correction)