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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. This is a TtV image (Through the Viewfinder), using the alternative photographic technique of composing the image through an old twin reflex (argus 75) camera and taking the picture with a dslr camera.
orchids by Andrew Bradsworth

Featured in TTV: Through The Viewfinder Nov 09 / Featured in Tone it Down! Nov 09 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

Featured in TTV: Through the Viewfinder
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 More TTV work:
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 Urban Umbra

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

One Time.... by Jessica Hardin

Taken with my Canon Rebel Xsi with kit lens through my Kodak Duaflex on a crisp fall day.
Pre-Wine by Jessica Hardin

Taken with my Canon Rebel Xsi with kit lens through my Kodak Duaflex.
In the garden by Madeline Bowser

My first TTV photo, taken with an Argus Seventy-Five and Minolta 7hi DSLR. Altered levels to bring out black border, desaturated slightly and cropped to square.
Daydream by parmi

Another one of the shots from the day at Port Melbourne beach. This depicts the scene I would picture in my head whenever I was in a place I didn’t want to be. More often than not, school. More specifically, maths class. I wasn’t built for a classroom, being force fed instructions and problematic things that needed solving. It was always about the freedom of creation to me. So I would sit in class and think about anywhere other than where I was. It’s such a vivid memory, despite being 15 years ago. Featured in JPG Cast Offs Crop of original shot, level tweaking to adjust tone. No other processing on this one. See here for instructions on how to create this image. Canon 50D / 18 – 55, 58mm / Macro filter / f8, 1/200, ISO 100 / Ansco Rediflex / Home Made Dark Box MCN: CFBJY-HSVRC-1DSTK
Falling Stars by Jules Campbell

This is a TtV image (Through the Viewfinder), using the alternative photographic technique of composing the image through an old twin reflex (argus 75) camera and taking the picture with a dslr camera. Thought I’d do something, sort of, in the spirit of christmas which is oh so near…. Cheers Jules
Have you been naughty or nice? by Rosemary Scott

It’s that time of the year that Mr & Mrs Claus start asking that all important question. / Have a good think about it…... what’s your answer? [having some Christmas fun with my Kodak Duaflex II , Canon 1000D with 18-55mm lens]
Abandonment, Dooralong NSW ttv by ozzzywoman

Found this beauty hidden in plain view.. / Dooralong NSW / Nikon D200 & Kodak Duaflex
Pheonix by Andrew Bradsworth

Pheonix is the only one laying eggs at the moment, our other two are on strike… but they are a great eco-friendly pet… they produce great fertiliser for the garden and they produce eggs… ‘cross process’ and grungy layers added in Photoshop from my own photos. Shot through a 1930’s Ensign Ful-Vue 120 viewfinder camera… using a Canon 40D Featured in Earth Keepers (How do YOU save the Earth?) November 09
Fairy in My Garden - TTV by Kitsmumma

View more of my TTV – Through The Viewfinder Series I snuck up on this little fellow in my garden yesterday. TTV photograph taken through the viewfinder of a 60+ year old vintage Argoflex Seventy-five. / Best viewed LARGE
Epilogue by parmi

I took the viewfinder and my Canon down to the beach on Sunday to take some summer shots. This is one of the results from that day. The seagull flew into the shot and I didn’t notice it until I started processing this one. There was a feeling of closure and finality in this shot with the gull included. I really enjoy a bright sunny day with a few clouds scattered across the sky. Especially sitting down on the beach, really makes me feel like a kid again. Original shot cropped and layered once, with hue adjustment and a warming filter added. See here for instructions on how to create this image. Canon 50D / 18 – 55, 58mm / f7.1, 1/125, ISO 100 / Ansco Rediflex / Home Made Darkbox Edited and uploaded 11.40pm MCN: CARV8-GNWGE-4DT9Y More TTV work:
zombie cars by ozzzywoman

My son has outgrown these so now I get to play with them! / Nikon D200 & Kodak Duaflex

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: