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.

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.

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.

domestic still-life no. 28

domestic still-life no. 27

people no. 34

multiframe no. 32

for my parent's wedding anniversary

domestic still-life no. 26

people no. 33

domestic still-life no. 25

multiframe no. 31

Remember when Taco Bueno looked like a Mexican restaurant?

domestic still-life no. 24

people no. 32

domestic still-life no. 23, revisited

I discovered, belatedly, a third frame that I had somehow missed when assembling the image ( I had one I thought was the third frame, and it didnt fit right, because it was not the third frame). I've added it to the piece, you can compare with the first version and decide which is better.

domestic still-life no. 23

people no. 31

multiframe no. 30

multiframe no. 29

go see this: Donna Pinckley

My friend Donna has a show on the Lens Culture site.
Go see it, she's terrific.