a stilted companionship

this is really cool, i love!

It’s a bit tricky isn’t it? My Anscoflex arrived yesterday so I am going to build a contraption for it tonight and hopefully get off some shots with it tomorrow. I’m testing out a combination of a cut off wetsuit arm, a chai tea container, some cardboard, gaffer tape and a sock ;)

You might find some inspiration here ;)

I have no idea what anything is you said in your description….but…..this is a super cool image either way Rosemary! Don’t laugh at me!

Wonderful shot Rosemary. Looks like you’ll be having loads of fun with the Duaflex.

great work

Thanks for not laughing at me :P Anyway, that is SO cool Rosemary! I would love it if you could add that link to your discription and add this to THE PHOTOGRAPERS VAULT group…..please?! :D

What a great first TTV Rosemary! I really like this idea, so suited to the look and original too! Funnily enough, my Ansco Reflex arrived in the mail today too, I’m making the dark box contraption as I type this :)

Literally just finished it now! I made it out of the box it arrived in and a whole lot of duct tape haha. Not sure how entirely effective it will be yet, but worth a shot! This is an exciting week for viewfinders all across the country :)

Yeah I’ll throw some shots up of it! I am starting to think this will be a temporary one until I can make something a bit more stable haha, so hard to juggle the viewfinder box and dslr with only two hands! Rhana’s sounds classic!!!

Great! Nice double portrait :)
I like Woodies and TTV suits them apparently very well. And they are posing so nicely :)

The picture is great! Reading through all the comments above, I can’t help thinking of the sweet irony… Camera manufacturers are spending millions on research every year to perfect their optics, pinpoint autofocus, apochromatic and aspherical designs, and you go out of your way to “manufacture” rigs so that you can take pictures through the grimy viewfinder of a 1950’s Kodak! Well done you and two fingers up to them! LOL

Magnificent work!!

Ok, So first of all, I waited for my little wooden man to arrive, But he is nowhere to be seen. I hope he comes soon as i have a few shots ined up ready for him. For rosemary’s sake, I have named him already ” Ben’ !!! ( oh god, ric is really touched in the head now). LOL !!!! Secondly, I have looked for a place to show how to make this sort of thing, to attach to a digital camera ! Can you help before i too turn into a possessed wooden little person ?!!!!!

thanks rosemary, Gonna take a look there now. HA ! He is already proving trouble by stopping off somewhere on route, Probably in paris having a coffee in a cafe somewhere ( oh god, Im off to find some tablets LOL). Off to ebay to find a camera i think hehehe

That’s cool … I guesss we all find companionship in the most unlikely of places :-)

Lovely work Rosemary and a nice still life for your first TTV attempt – makes it much easier when they don’t move!

Ah, this is gorgeous! Love their little sit-in, their get-together…... haven’t made anything to shut out the light for my vintage camera, so I’m only doing fake ttvs at the moment – this looks much better!! :-)

I think that’s one of the first major ‘surprises’ for most with TTV, that everything is in reverse, you move left to go right, etc. Moving subjects are very tricky unless taken from a fair distance. The second surprise and probably the hardest to master is that fact that you really need to be an octopuss!
It is frustrating, cumbersome, fiddly (I’ve walked away from many attempted shots in exasperation) but well worth the effort for the end result.
Look forward to seeing more from you :)

Thank you, Rosemary, and yes, I just have to get it done….... just gotta recover the interest in handicraft work we all have as children I guess :-))

I SO love it!!!! The ttv images have fascinated me forever … and this is PERFECT!!!! Enjoy, enjoy and I look forward to seeing more from you soon!!!

Love it Rosemary, such a cool technique and image :))

lovely work

Ahh how nice to be sharing a feature moment with you Rosemary! Big congrats to you too my friend :)

really nicely done – super texture and framing – cheers

Cool Rosemary!

Just lovely for your 1st TTV! Welcome to the addictive world of Through the Viewfinder!

Love this tender moment. It proves there’s someone for everyone! I’m sure your little friends are thrilled with their portraits! Beer cans and rubber bands or washers make good doo-hickies, if you paint the inside black. Black duckt tape shouId do pretty well, too. have a lovely over/under Rolli- like off-brand. I’ve been going to load B&W film in it- have missed using it these last many years.
Let’s see, there are some nice Groups for these two:
Two Beings Group - Sets of Two - 100% (You decide what the world loves, remembers) - Love is - Pictorialist Photography (calm photos that cause second look) - Bubbler Portraits - People & Portraiture - Studio Lighting – 2/day - Tone it Down (Sepia, Black and White only). Some of these might not think they should show this, but it costs nothing to find out. LoL! Shows how much they know. . .

Wow, I went to look at the “contraptions” discussion. What fun everybody’s having. I like the “locomotive” one. LOL, what a blast! The accordion part could be used for focus, too. Too much fun! and What a variety!!

rosemary this is just so wonderful… i have always wondered how to get this effect so thankyou for sharing it lol… turns out i have just the right camera to attempt it.. lol i now cant wait.. xo wonderful image

Brilliant, lass – brilliant!!! :)))
xo

thanks, Girl – it is beautiful work and oh, been kept away from it all too long! xoxoxo

Thank you :)) ...Yay, am keeping away from mischief ;)
Hope you have been ok too xoxo

I do love a good ttv… )

Lots of comments already so you already know how awesome you are… but this is just so sweet. So sweet.

nawww this is so cute!!

;o)