"The Holga is an inexpensive, 120 film, toy camera, originating in Hong Kong in 1982[3], that later came to be appreciated for its low-fidelity aesthetic.
The Holga's cheap construction and simple meniscus lens often yields pictures that display vignetting, blur, light leaks and other distortions. Ironically, the camera's quality problems became a virtue among some photographers, with Holga photos winning awards and competitions in art and news photography."
It has only one shutter speed 1/100 of a second and two f. stops: f. 11 for "sunny"; f. 8 for "less sunny", which I have read turn out the same image, so are in effect useless. There are a few tricks you can learn to improve the Holga's performance, but it seems much of the skill in using this camera is knowing about composition and lighting and understanding the limits of the tool.
Some other places you can learn about the Holga are here and here and a Washington Post essay on a well know toy camera using photographer here.
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