Well, I didn't get to take any TTV shots with my vintage camera today, just had too many items on my to-do list. So here's an oldie but goodie, a race car being towed back after making a run at El Mirage.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
New stuff.
This is a 1947 Kodak Duaflex Camera. I had been admiring the techniques of what some call "alternative processes" or in other words, creating pictures in the various ways that people have been making photographs all throughout photographic history. The only caveat I had was that I am completely addicted to digital photography... the instant gratification, the need for only a computer and not a dark room (no space in our tiny place for one of those). So when I found out about "TTV" or "Through The Viewfinder" photography, I was intrigued.
Basically, you take your digital camera, focus on the scene as seen in the viewfinder of an antique camera and take a picture. The result is unusual. Since the lens is so old, it's scratched and dusty... plus only the center is in focus while the edges are beautifully blurred. The lens only captures a square image, framing the picture with a black square. You get a mysterious, ghostly picture.
I haven't gotten to experiment with it yet, but when I do, I'll post pictures.
Friday, March 21, 2008
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