Our Blog Carousel this month is “Alternative Cameras.” Lucky me, this one is right up my creative alley as I have a slight obsession (or as some in my household call it… a sickness) with vintage cameras and alternative processes. I hang out with a very creative bunch of photographers and I can’t wait to see what they are doing for the Blog Carousel this month. When you are finished reading and sharing my post, click on Christine Plamann’s link at the bottom of the page to see the next artistic post.
Several years ago I experimented with TTV (through-the-viewfinder) and I loved the results. A few of those can be seen at the end of the blog post here. The process is extremely unwieldy and awkward, but it is fun. Basically, I am using one camera to shoot through the viewfinder of another camera. In this case, my set up includes my DSLR with a macro lens to shoot the ground glass ( viewfinder) of an old Duaflex camera. And it looks like this:
So I spent a few days this week dusting off the old Duaflexes and experimenting again. I found it really helpful to set the Duaflex on a chair or stool because my arms just aren’t long enough to hold both cameras in the contraption I use to connect the cameras, meter AND focus all while adjusting my perspective because everything I view in the Duaflex is backwards! Luckily, I found a subject who could hold relatively still for this. The effect of shooting this way produces a soft, sometimes unpredictable result showcasing the age and imperfection of each Duaflex (or similar) camera.
And here is my TTV result:
There you have it. I am thankful for this opportunity to try this again, I think I know just how I will spending the next few cold winter months.
Next up in our Blog Carousel is the talented Milwaukee baby and family photographer Christine Plamann. Click on her blog, share her post and continue on our little carousel of awesomeness.
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