Today’s entry is all about orange
Spiral shadows on the tiles
Taken in a doorway in Gastown with my super crappy Canon Powershot A200 digital camera. I was really surprised by how decent an image I was able to get from such a low quality piece of equipment. Go figure. I call it my digital trash cam…
A two dollar shot
This is another example of a surprisingly sharp Holga photo. To explain the title of this photograph, in order to be allowed to take this picture I had to pay the gentleman playing the guitar. I suppose I could have gotten away with stealth shooting him, but I never feel good about doing that sort of thing. I really wanted this to turn out well, so I decided to pay the money. It was worth it.
Eric looks out to sea
Taken at Lighthouse Park in Vancouver with my Holga 120 CFN. Sometimes the Holga is surprisingly sharp.
From the shadows
In preparation of taking a break from Flickr for two weeks I had to select a series of images to pull from Flickr to post on my photoblog. (The break was at the suggestion of a friend, and it is a long overdue thing I’ve wanted to do. ) It was interesting having to choose eight or nine images at the same time, because I usually tend to do this spontaneously as I create an entry.
This image was created in Adobe Photoshop from three separate photos. It looks dramatically darker on the monitor I’m currently viewing it on, which gives it a completely different atmosphere than I’d intended – more menacing than mysterious and ethereal.
Self Portraits
I have a short article about my self-portraiture work in the April issue of Vein Magazine. Their current theme is “Portraits: both sides of the lens.” Please go check it out.
Kaishin
I’ve been wanting to break out of my usual style of close-up portraiture and take photos of people that are three quarter length or full body shots. I don’t do this often enough because I tend to find it more interesting to work with a subject up close and personal. It’s more challenging for me to create an interesting portrait when the subject is farther away, but I feel I’ve succeeded with this shot of Kaishin.
Two for one
Lately I’ve had this thing for diptychs, most likely influenced by the Olympus Pen shots of both Jamie and Joanna. I seem to be unconsciously taking photos in a sequence that work well together and I combine them in photoshop. This particular pairing is odd but somehow it works. Hopefully Christopher’s expression won’t give you nightmares…
Metal Prints
As mentioned previously, I currently have two of my metal prints in the Divine Feminie show at Radha Yoga & Eatery (pictured here.) I thought I’d explain a bit about how I made them.
The prints are made from metal flashing, a material used in roof repairs and can be found at most hardware stores. The image is first printed upon a heat sensitive image transfer paper that is meant for photocopiers, and then transfered upon the metal using a heat press. Each piece of metal is pre-heated for ten seconds and then I had to carefully place and centre the images. The press is set to about 400 degrees, and each was left in for about thirty seconds. The image transfer paper has to be removed immediately, otherwise there is a risk of bits and pieces of the image peeling off as it cools. (Many fingers were burned in the process…)
This type of paper can be transfered onto many different surfaces as long as they’re flat. I’ve experimented with glass, wood and fabric, but I like the look of metal the best.
Portrait Throw Down
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Definition of a “Portrait Throw Down”: If you want to take pictures of your fellow photographers, then be prepared to step in front of the camera yourself. And this is exactly what Vandigicam did on our last meet up this past Sunday. These four shots are from the first session of the “throw down” that took place in August of 2005 at Kits Beach. Both events yielded terrific photographic results for everyone involved, and it was darn fun too!