remember me to alice

aglaia b

remember me to alice

The latest fashion.

I shall be doing a whole heap of these now i know how. You need to be good at juggling cameras, however, they are so much fun.

Theory:
TTV (Through The Viewfinder) photography is when you use an old medium format camera and a digital camera.
These old medium format twin reflex cameras have large viewfinders. Firstly you compose your image using the medium format camera (in my case i have used a mamiya c33) then you actually take the picture using a digital camera (here i use my pentax K10) of what is in the viewfinder of the old camera.

The result, to me, is a kind of dreamy, nostalgic (yep it’s the old camera) feel. All the dust, scratches, textures, increment measurements and imperfections come straight from the viewfinder of the medium format camera used here.

All you lovely ladies, Dani Di Cesare, for making me see the light. hehe, Jules Campbell for her amazing explanation on this method and Kitsmumma for providing beautiful visuals on this.
You are all so inspirational. Thank you!

Pssst PJ, i know i’ve seen an old twin reflex camera on your mantel, so you best get your creative visual juices flowing too. ♥

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remember me to alice by aglaia b
remember me to alice by aglaia b
  • eon .

    eon .

    A Great shot as always…Does this come with a garden bench too? ( ’ – ))

  • aglaia b replied

    yep, it sure does. lol
    thanks steve! ;-) xox

  • Deborah Parkin

    Deborah Parkin

    This is so beautiful – although I have never tried this method it is one that i really love and would love to try it one day. I also love the nostalgic feel of this and love how the red leaps from the darkness.

  • aglaia b replied

    you should try it babe, it’s unreal, really fun and exciting. i can’t wait to do some with some beautiful women behind the lens hehe.
    thanks deborah, black and white would look awesome too! ;-) xox

  • blamo

    blamo

    nice old style image A1 you have great fun discovering these old techniques shows in your images thumbs up to you

  • aglaia b replied

    thanks a2, from what i have read this technique is fairly new. i suppose at least since the age of digital cause you need a digital camera. i suppose you could use a film camera so it could as well be an old technique (who bloody knows hehe) you do need and old camera though.
    enjoy your weekend my friend! ;-) xox

  • Julia Thomas

    Julia Thomas

    I love this technique and have dabbled in it myself there is a ttv group you should join if you havent already and gorgeous pic by the way :)

  • aglaia b replied

    thanks julia, yes i’ve discovered this group and joined! ;-) xox

  • andreasphoto

    andreasphoto

    awesome colors! always one step ahead ;-)

  • aglaia b replied

    thanks andreas! ;-) xox

  • JimFilmer

    JimFilmer

    aglaia SSHHHHH…you have just driven up the price of TLR’s thru the roof… but then again a market recovery on the back of TLR’s is better than none at all … oh yes…by the way… wonderful work as usual

  • aglaia b replied

    LOL. yes, that’s gotta be a good thing!
    thanks jim. ;-) xox

  • Kitsmumma

    Kitsmumma

    This is wonderful aglaia and so exciting! Welcome to the world of TTV Photography. You’ll want to shoot everything TTV now! ........................ and thank you for the kind mention, I’m truly flattered. x

  • aglaia b replied

    thanks kitsmumma. tell me about it. i’ve been going crazy. lol. love your work! ;-) xox

  • flower68

    flower68

    I love ttv stuff..I really like how you’ve kept the numbers in it too.Lovely :-) x

  • aglaia b replied

    thanks trish. yes i’d thought i’d keep them there cause it’s what is in the viewfinder of this camera, plus it’s one less thing to edit out! lol ;-) xox

  • Helen Chierego

    Helen Chierego

    ...’dreamy and nostalgic’ image. Interesting technique. Great as usual!!! ;) xox

  • aglaia b replied

    thank you so much helen. truly it really makes me wanna play out the 120 roll film again too! ;-) xox

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    sensational combination of mid-tones and harnessed light… love the appeal of this image so much!

  • aglaia b replied

    thank you so much paul! ;-) xox

  • JenniferB

    JenniferB

    Love the effects this process produces, you are one, cute clever cookie! :-) xox

  • aglaia b replied

    awww, thanks jennifer. ;-) xox

  • theyellowfury

    theyellowfury

    Great idea. I like the way it looks industrial. There’s this bit in THX 1138 that this reminds me of. If you skip to 41 minutes into this link you’ll see it.

  • aglaia b replied

    wow, thanks for that link yf. so freaky. i love it! ;-) xox

  • Jacqueline Gwynne

    Jacqueline Gwynne

    Love it, beautiful grainy texture.

  • aglaia b replied

    thanks jack. how you been? ;-) xox

  • kostis

    kostis

    ok i surrender

  • aglaia b replied

    LOL, thanks kostis! ;-) xox

  • Faith Hunter

    Faith Hunter

    gorgeous rich colours!

  • aglaia b replied

    thanks faith. ;-) xox

  • PJ Ryan

    PJ Ryan

    oh baby how gorgeous is this !!

    I’ve been in a migraine cloud for over 24 hours .. this is the first beautiful image i see here afterwards .. how beautiful ..

    hmmm you are tempting me to grab that old beautiful thing and create with it ..

    xx

  • aglaia b replied

    thanks baby. tell me about it. i’ve had the week from hell. lol. well it was halloween. hehe however, now is another new week. ;) xox
    have you given that old camera a dusting yet? haha. ;    ) xox

  • ADMarshall

    ADMarshall

    And you’ve proved the point!

  • aglaia b replied

    haha, thanks adam! ;-) xox

  • Daryl Gordon

    Daryl Gordon

    fantastic concept and result

  • aglaia b replied

    cheers daryl ;-) xox

  • FlyingColours

    FlyingColours

    yes a bargain

  • aglaia b replied

    haha, very funny. everyone should wear one! ;-) xox

  • Jacqueline Gwynne

    Jacqueline Gwynne

    I’m going great thanks, busy with uni, finished in a week!! How are you mate?

  • theyellowfury

    theyellowfury

    I thought you might. Who would have thought George Lucas was ever a jedi and not the evil malevolent little shitcasket he is now.

  • LisaB entity

    LisaB entity

    beautiful vintage feel

  • aglaia b replied

    thanks so much lisab. ;-) xox

  • HanLoosschilder

    HanLoosschilder

    I just love this!
    The technique is awesome!
    :) Han

  • aglaia b replied

    thanks so much han. ;-) xox

  • chelsgus

    chelsgus

    I LOVE these TTV shots!!
    Beautiful.

  • aglaia b replied

    thanks heaps chelsgus. ;-) xox

  • ozlat

    ozlat

    this one rocks with the lomo feel to it

  • aglaia b replied

    haha, cheers ozlat, thank you! ;-) xox

  • Jules Campbell

    Jules Campbell

    Hey Aglaia! Wow wonderful stuff look at that 10 days worth and you are on the homepage! I am green with envy and thank-you so much for the plug too:) I used a mamiya c33 at uni back in the darkroom days dam things were always breaking down but used here well its sensational! Brilliant..

  • aglaia b replied

    lol, finally jules. you love me! hehe
    i have a photo shoot lined up next week to use this technique, all thanks to you and the other wonderfuls who use it.
    i love my mamiya c33, it’s never given me a problem with film ever and now i can use it again without the film costs involved, so happy all round. plus the vfinder does look a little different, which is a good thing. ;) xox
    pssst sshhhh next i’m gonna place something on the viewfinder like you did here, you lil smarty pants. hehe
    THANKS HEAPS ;    ) xox

  • Jules Campbell

    Jules Campbell

    You are funny yes you’re on my watchlist sorry I didn’t do it before -I haven’t kept up with comments lol -its all good!
    And for the record I wld love you before you were a homepage STAR -it was really me finally seeing the image and thinking ‘oh hang on I know that person’ ! Will look forward to your outside inclusions within..I am experimenting with grass-not the illegal type just spear grass:)
    Cheers to you ! jules

  • aglaia b replied

    LMAO!!!
    thanks, just joking ya. i knew you would get a laugh and ya did.
    cheers to you back! hehe ♥

  • Pip Gerard

    Pip Gerard

    I’ve seen TTV a few times on bubble and now seeing this I’m inspired to have a go. Looks like a lot of fun. Will get my Dad’s old 35mm Canon SLR out and see what I can come up with.
    thanks for the inspiration!
    This is a beautiful capture. So gritty, so much texture, so vintage looking – love it.
    Pip :)

  • Pip Gerard

    Pip Gerard

    on second thought… I’ll have to get my hands on a Twin Reflex first cause the Canon aint gonna cut the mustard. I like any excuse to go op shopping :)

  • aglaia b replied

    pppst, how did you go?
    hehe ;-) xox

  • Pip Gerard

    Pip Gerard

    honestly… I’ve only been into one op shop in the last month. that’s the least in years!!!

  • AngelArtiste

    AngelArtiste

    It looks cool

  • LittleDeath

    LittleDeath

    you use color so beautifully!

  • Trish Woodford

    Trish Woodford about 1 month ago

    Love this, your processing is really beautiful, definitely dreamy & nostalgic :))

  • Rosina Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti 22 days ago

    lovely work

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