Friday, April 30, 2010

Through the Viewfinder no. 1

I found an interesting way to shoot photos. Using an old waist-level medium format camera, focus your digital camera on the ground glass viewing window, and shoot a photo of that. Voila! Old-timey funkiness!
Sure it's a gimmick, and it's not as easy as it sounds, but it's fun. And there's a Flickr group.

This is my first test attempt. The camera I used for the viewfinder isnt a particularly good one, but all I could find were Yashicamats, which dont quite create the look I'm seeking*.


* I dont think so, anyway. More testing is in order.

Friday, April 09, 2010

go see this: Vivian Maier


Check out this blog of photographs by a woman named Vivian Maier, who was unknown until John Maloof bought her work at an auction after her death. She was an awesome street photographer.

Saturday, April 03, 2010

accidental face


In my decrepitude, I find that I must take off my glasses to see things up close. This image resulted. It was not planned, merely me recognizing a serendipitous shot when I see one.