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Making light leaks

Often it can be the unintentional event that really makes a photo – the happy accident, as it were. Back in the heyday of film, avoiding light leaking into the camera was a huge deal. Film, clearly being light-sensitive, could be ruined by any stray light. Sometimes, though, this could result in a happy accident where a light leak could add a lot of character to a photo.

With the Lomography movement railing against the perfection of digital,

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