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TTV: Through The Viewfinder

A group for lovers of the unique qualities and technique of TTV Photography

Featured Work

Flame Tree by Jules Campbell

It’s that time of year again where all the flame trees burn a beautiful orange-red glow and leave a colourful carpet of flowers, trees that go unnoticed 11 months of the year suddenly shine as bright as can be. The Flame Trees of the Northern Territory.
orchids by Andrew Bradsworth

Shot through a 1930’s Ensign Ful-Vue 120 viewfinder camera… Canon 40D, Lightroom
pink petals by purelydecorative

Indulging my girliness with the tiny dancing cake topper from my birthday on the week-end and lush pink roses… both gifts from loved ones.
Scooby by Barbara Morrison

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Teapot still life ttv by ozzzywoman

Some poppies in a teapot (of course) ttv style. / Nikon D200 & Kodak Duaflex
TTV: We are the Soldiers of the Wind by Matt Adamik

TTV = XTi + Duaflex + super special wide angle lens…
Crepuscule by parmi

This is my first TTV style shot. My Ansco Rediflex arrived in the mail today and after spending the rest of the day creating the dark box to marry my DSLR to the Rediflex, I was finally ready to take my first shots at dusk. See here for photos and description of my dark box contraption This is my favourite tree in my backyard. I look out at it every day and have wanted to capture it, but nothing has worked until today. I tweaked the levels in this one to get a cross processed look. Slight adjustment of lightness, contrast and brightness. Cropped to a square. Edited at 9pm, completed 10.30pm Massive thank you goes out to Kitsmumma for the invaluable advice on viewfinder cameras and what to expect from them :) Featured in TTV: Through The Viewfinder Canon 50D / 18 – 55, 58mm / Macro filter / f5, 1/60, ISO 100 / Home made dark box / Ansco Rediflex MCN: CFSMY-SWAJ1-251UE
a stilted companionship by Rosemary Scott

I”m learning the TTV technique ..... My Kodak Duaflex II arrived in the mail today. It smells of Napthalene & has lots of grime & dirt in all the right places…... / Oh what a sweet thing! I’ve now got to learn how to do TTV shots with some degree of decorum…. I’m so unco! / I still haven’t made a doo-hickie for shutting out the light…..I’ll get to that. My little wooden friends were kind enough to share a moment with me, so I could give the Duaflex a run. This is their first couples portrait….. hope they like it. [Canon 1000D, EF18-55mm, Kodak Duaflex II] Featured – TTV: Through The Viewfinder – October 2009 Featured – Still Life Photography – October 2009 Also available as a T-Shirt
Sleepy Hand Ttv by Jessica Hardin

This is a close-up Ttv taken of my youngest sons hand while he naps. On the left side you can see a small glimpse of his hair. I have found that the more I look at this image the more unrecognizable it becomes so I then take a step back from the computer to look and I see the sleepy hand again :) / Taken with my Canon Rebel Xsi with kit lens through the viewfinder of my Kodak Duaflex.
He was a skater boy, she said seeya later boy by Rhana Griffin

My first Twin Lens Reflex camera arrived today wOOt wOOt!! A lovely little 1940’s Kodak Brownie Reflex in beautiful condition. So what did I do? I proceed to pull it apart and then wrap 100mph tape and cardboard around it to create my light blocking contraption so I could start experimenting with TtV photography!! As you do ;) Sorry Great Aunt Gladys! I didn’t break it though, just removed a little bit ;) It is waaaaay more challenging than I thought it would be, and I think I may have developed an ebaying-for-tlr-cameras addiction in the last week but the results – when you get it right – are totally worth it, so all things considered I might stick with this for a bit ;)
hungerford ttv by (-(-_(-_- (O_o) -_-)_-)-)

hungerford bridge, london september 2009 [shot through a kodak brownie reflex 20 camera] hungerford ttv © 2009 Urban Umbra
Shaded Lines by merenity

This is my first attempt at TTV. I’m not too sure I’ve got the hang of it yet, but am very intrigued to experiment again. This is taken with my not so special digital camera through the viewfinder of my Holga… © Merenity, 2008

Recent Work

guitar by Andrew Bradsworth

A Gibson ES-175, it is known for it’s very mellow sound, ideal for jazz… I converted the image to a warm sepia for this reason. Shot through a 1930’s Ensign Ful-Vue 120 viewfinder camera… Canon 40D, Lightroom
Flame Tree by Jules Campbell

It’s that time of year again where all the flame trees burn a beautiful orange-red glow and leave a colourful carpet of flowers, trees that go unnoticed 11 months of the year suddenly shine as bright as can be. The Flame Trees of the Northern Territory.
Dreamer by Jules Campbell

If you want to be happy, Be. ~Leo Tolstoy
The things I've seen... by Jules Campbell

From a tree’s point of view…
La Tour by purelydecorative

He’s been out and about again…
pink petals by purelydecorative

Indulging my girliness with the tiny dancing cake topper from my birthday on the week-end and lush pink roses… both gifts from loved ones.
Scooby by Barbara Morrison

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Comprehension by parmi

Music kindly supplied by armadillozenith These are a few of the antique books I’ve come across rummaging around second hand stores. I have wanted to capture them properly, and what better way than with the viewfinder! History 101 is the inside pages of the red book at the bottom of this shot. Tweaking of levels and curves in this one, and crop of original image to a square. See here for instructions on how to create this image. Canon 50D / 18 – 55, 58mm / Macro filter / f3.5, 1/4, ISO 1600 / Ansco Rediflex / Home Made Darkbox Edited 11pm MCN: CQL3S-4RC7E-D3RGQ
There's A Tiger In My House by Jessica Hardin

My youngest son dressed up as Mario to trick or treat but when we got home he took his costume off and wanted me to paint up his face. Then he wanted me to take a picture with the “old camera” as he calls it. He couldn’t keep still but I like the way it turned out :) Taken with my Canon Rebel with kit lens through my Kodak Duaflex.
Through the Viewfinder and Fence by Barbara Morrison

Argoflex Seventy-five and Panasonic Lumix
TTV: Small World #4 by Matt Adamik

TTV: XTi + Dualflex

About This Group

This is a group dedicated to photographers with a passion for the technique and vintage qualities (dirt, dust and scratches included) of Through The Viewfinder (TTV) photography.

TTV photography is when you use a digital camera in conjunction with a vintage TLR camera such as a Kodak Duaflex or an Argus or any other camera that has a viewfinder large enough. The photograph is composed through the viewfinder of the vintage camera, then a photograph is taken of the viewfinder with the digital camera.

Some tools of the trade: