My First Light Leak, A Holga Trademark

 As anyone and everyone will tell you, Holga leak the light. The back popping off,, or somewhere along the sides, the front, the back. Taking the film out, putting the film in. You name it, it's going to happen. 

So here is my first light leak, well that I have printed. I have other light leaks on negatives but I was learning how to print in the darkroom during a class, thus had little time to print something like a light leak. 

This came from a roll that I started before my darkroom class at the NC State Craft Center (shout out and shameless, free plug) and finished at a Carolina Hurricanes preseason game. You'll see the scoreboard on the left hand side. 


Information
Date: 9/24/25
Camera: Holga 120N
Film: Fomapan 400
Developed: Southeastern Camera-Raleigh, NC



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