Black & White Holga Photos taken in Paris, France

 

I've been lucky enough to visit Paris twice in my life. The first time, I was taking summer classes during my sophomore year of college with my sister. Photography was becoming my new obsession and I had just started using the Holga camera. It's kind of crazy to think that I took the Holga with me and only shot a few rolls being there for a whole month. If I was in Paris now for a whole month, I would probably have a thousand film rolls by the end of that trip! We spent time in almost every park in Paris and we rode bicycles out to Monet's Garden with our cousin Sarah (who was backpacking through Europe). I learned so much from that month in Paris and I have a strange attachment to the photos I took on that first trip, even if they aren't technically the best photos I've ever taken.

The second time I visited Paris was in 2015 with my family but it was only for a few days. I managed to take quite a few rolls of film during that time though. Paris is seriously the most beautiful city I've ever seen and I definitely plan on going back again at some point. And hopefully again and again and again...

I know I say it all the time, but the Holga is truly my favorite camera. I honestly don't know what I would do without it! I feel such a connection to it (which I know is extremely nerdy) and it's taught me so much about film photography. Below are my favorite Holga photos I've taken in Paris so far. If you'd like to purchase a print, you can contact me directly here. <3

Paris 2008

Paris 2015

 

 

STEPHANIE YOO | PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY IN PORTLAND, OR

 

A peek at a fun portrait shoot I did with my friend Stephanie last year. We walked around her neighborhood chatting and taking photos. Most of the images are film, with a few digital mixed in. :)

 

Vincent Noir | Vava Lingerie | The Bird Bones

 

It’s difficult to stay on top of blogging these days. I have so many shoots that I have yet to share with all of you! It’s so crazy that I go into a shoot and take hundreds of photos and then only share one on instagram. I guess I can blame it on social media. But I’ve turned over a new leaf and dedicated one day a week to blogging. It’s time to get these photo shoots online for people to see. Otherwise, they will just sit on my hard drive rotting away. In February, I did a shoot with a Portland based model named Vincent Noir. Alyssa, designer of Vava Lingerie, gave us one of her lingerie sets to use (the amazing black velvet 2 piece set). My good friend Gina Campbell, also known as The Bird Bones, did hair and makeup. Two of my all time favorite local jewelry designers, Theeth Jewelry & Morgaine Faye, let us borrow their incredible creations for the shoot. It is a tad NSFW, but I’ll let you decide for yourself. ;)