“There are a few things about composing with the Holga 120TLR that I found tricky at first but quickly became fun because of their difference from my regular shooting. The viewfinder image is circular, which is a conceptual leap for someone used to composing with either square or rectangular viewfinders. If you want an approximate experience, look through a toilet paper roll held out a few inches away from your eye.”

This is part of a review I wrote of the Holga 120TLR for toycamera.com. You can check out the rest and see more sample shots over on their site.

I just had my first roll of film developed that I shot with my Lomo Supersampler. The Supersampler is really fun to shoot with. After shooting digital for so long now, it was a really odd feeling to get no immediate feedback. Taking that even further is the lack of a viewfinder. It was really fun and a bit freeing to shoot with it. I’m really happy with my first results. I actually came pretty close to what I wanted in the compositions. The fourth shot on each frame overexposes. I’ll have to see what I can figure out to do with that. Here are some of my shots: