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Hi,

Does anyone know how to emulate the Holga look in a digital image? I would appreciate learning the details.

Thanks in advance.

tsienni

One way of doing it that I know is to use Nik Software's Silver Efex Pro plugin. It has a pretty hefty price tag, though.

Here's the link: http://www.niksoftware.com/silverefexpro/usa/entry.php

I have used a Holga action. Here is a link to the image and in the description there is a link to the action I used.

http://www.pbase.com/halesr/image/53153100

Link to the action has changed. It is

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm?event=extensionDetail&loc=en_us&extid=1041534
This is a Win version, but if you search there is also a MAC version.

HTH--Rene

Jorma, I see you are from Finland. Do you know an internet portal based in Scandinavia to buy a second-handed Holga? Roughly how much one expects to pay for a well-functioned piece these days? And thanks for the link, I'll test the trial version first.

Rene: Cool processing. Exactly the type of the look I'm after. Is the metal frame also from the software work? What camera was this shot originally taken by?

Thanks for your kind feedback.

/tsienni

Jorma, I see you are from Finland. Do you know an internet portal based in Scandinavia to buy a second-handed Holga? Roughly how much one expects to pay for a well-functioned piece these days?

Don't know any, but here's a link through which you can contact the people who might know something: http://www.holgarocks.com/?page_id=2

tsienni, the photo is a scan of a very old snapshot of my great aunt. I added the frame.--Rene

or you could buy an actual Holga camera for US$25 and scan the image. Each one would be different as opposed to a digital effect.