Happy Sunday and happy Father’s Day to all who celebrate it. It’s your favorite visual-junkie-turned-art-crit-nerd, the_abecedarian, here to entice you into another eyeball experience. Today is for the technique-freaks: we’ve got double-exposures, wet plate, false color, macro, and 2-bit digital delights for you. Forward!
Banner image by Sheorun.
Gallery Gems
This multiple-exposure shot is more than just two images, one atop the other. It has a kind of fullness and cutout effect that feels like a collage, while maintaining a strong composition. This comes from the shadow-copy of the building itself providing the subject with the strongest contrast, the angular lines coming off of the sides leading toward the center, and the tree-clouds combination above giving it an almost holy appearance.
Wet plate collodion is a very early photographic process that, on top of photographic experience, requires long practice, chemistry knowledge, and the ability to work in the limited time available while the plate is still wet. Lithe’s dedication to his craft is evident in his clean, beautifully-exposed and -developed plates. Definitely look for his work in the server and on his instagram, below.
Misty mountains, chonky grain, and an alien color palette come together to highlight each layer of this composition in a dramatic way. Once again, Lomo Purple blows through my biases and gives an already atmospheric shot a little something extra. Check out the rest of that gallery for more mountain magic.
Macro bugs: apparently, something I’m into now. Mymmy pulled out some great shots on his first-ish day of doing it! I love the fact that the ant here is contextualized in its habitat, rather than having its every micro-detail fill the frame; it’s a bit like an environmental portrait. Get out into the forest and find yourselves some nature buddies!
Community Collaborations
Alt Process & Wet Plate
Managed by Lithe
Not satisfied with merely ogling the wet plate shots in the galleries? Want to make your own plates or share your alternative process work? Well, put your chemicals where your mouth is and get into this collaboration thread. Drarm, Lithe, and others show off their work, iterate on their processes, and trade tips to get incredible results. All processes welcome!
2-Bit Clubhouse
Managed by eeenmachine
But maybe you don’t want to deal with 150 year-old cameras, ventilation hoods, and endless pairs of chem-safe gloves. Maybe you want a vintage feel, but one that was state-of-the-art within living memory. The 2-Bit Clubhouse is a place where you can learn about using Gameboy Cameras, various commercial or 3D-printed accessories for them, see the amazing work by Devanopolis and others, and post your own!
A huge thanks to the photographers featured today. It is so inspiring to see so many techniques, perspectives, and processes that are different from my own. I need to remember, and maybe you do too, that photography is a buffet, so we should be curious and try whatever catches our eye. Peace!
(づ ◕‿◕ )づ Try some weird stuff today (づ ◕‿◕ )づ
the_abecedarian
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