Through the viewfinder
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Photograph: Seagulls – Along the Shore / Photographed: 2007 / Series: Birds / - / If you would like one of the other photos available, please contact me, I’ll be happy to post it for you. to view other photos in my viewfinder collection please visit: / http://www.flickr.com/photos/highlandghillie and / http://highlandghillie.etsy.com Viewfinder photographs are truly unique. / They have a distinct look of vintage photos – rounded corners, soft focus, specks of dust and dirt. / The black borders are a part of the photograph and will be visible.
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from my 2008 Cemetery Collection – created in the Through the Viewfinder Style Using a lightblocking tube, I shot the square viewfinder of an old vintage argoflex 75 using my digital Olympus E330
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DIY How To: Through the Viewfinder Photography
by Jules CampbellThis is a ‘how to’ do the through the viewfinder or ttv technique written for all of you that have expressed interest recently. It is…
This is a ‘how to’ do the through the viewfinder or ttv technique written for all of you that have expressed interest recently. It is by no means a rule book because I think each person would approach it differently but this is how I manage it..and remember with ttv really there ARE NO RULES :) It will require you to use that creative imagination but this is honestly half the fun of it!! I should give you some background info firstly, it is rumored to have first been thought of by Mr E on Flickr back in 2005 but there are is no hard proof of this just speculation on my behalf. TTV is still really huge on flickr with hundreds of groups dedicated to the different styles and subjects of ttv eg nature, black&white, manipulated, ferriswheels, self-portraits, etc etc So firstly ..what you are going to need, the essentials; / 1- a twin reflex camera eg. Kodak Duaflex, Argus75, or any other camera that has a large viewfinder. NB Most can be picked up from flea markets or ebay for as little as $5. Most take 620 film that is no longer made/available so this is why they are so cheap plus they are a dime a dozen as they were mass produced in the 1950s & 60’s. / 2- a digital camera with a pretty good macro so you are able to zoom in nice and close to the viewfinder / 3- a tripod certainly helps but isn’t essential / 4- something to block out excess light from above that shines onto your viewfinder glass, this can be a specially made box, a round piece of cardboard, or anything else that will do the job that you have laying about. / 5- a good sense of humor and a healthy dose of patience!! Here’s some of my twin reflex kids / This is the argoflex 75 and the kodak duaflex / This is an ansco and not my gun shells there ..its goose shooting season here and I have included them for size comparison. I wouldn’t recommend the ansco to start with as its really fiddley!! / This is looking down at the ansco’s viewfinder. / This is zooming in as tight as possible with my macro lens. / This is the image that has been cropped and is now ready for what ever colour adjustments or processing you wish to do. / OK so this isn’t my image of choice here but you get the general idea.. / This is a random piece of cardboard tube that I now use to block out excess light reflecting on the viewfinder glass. / Here is the side view..if you insist on being really anal about it you get some ideas for building the exact fit to your camera from flickr here If you would like a really indepth tutorial I can recommend Russ Morris’s here A few other points I’d like to add….some may wonder why go to all this trouble when you can do all of this with photoshop (fake ttvs) well my answer to that is I really like being able to see what image I want to create in the field and quite frankly it is so much more fun and creative to be actually ‘out there’ doing it! Secondly I don’t think all images or concepts are suited to the ttv style so this will be a matter of trial and error to see what fits for you. Lastly -the ttv style is all about embracing age and the antique-look of an image so think carefully about your post processing. Alot of ttv actually looks wonderful all on its own and I think many would be shocked at how little I actually do to some ttvs. Please use this link if you wish to find out more about the different processes and for free photoshop downloads here / that help achieve the vintage, grungey look. A great one to start with is urban acid :) Here’s a few more … / An urban acid ttv There you go…I think thats it?? Let me know if you need to know more or perhaps I’ve left something out…and don’t forget there is a Through the Viewfinder / group for ‘real’ ttvs when you are all ready to go!! Cheers Everyone!! Jules :)
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I wanted to try something new, so I thought I’d give Through the Viewfinder photography a shot. Here’s my first attempt. What do you think? This piece was featured in TTV: Through the Viewfinder group and the Michigan Outdoors group. THANK YOU!!
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Howard, RI water tower captured on a blustery New England “spring” day. Simple compositions work best for TtV. The sky was very gray, almost stormy, and the sun was about to set. Nikon D40 shot through a modified cereal box and then through the lens of a Carlton-Reflex camera. No photoshop other than the crop tool. Water Tower TtV #2 was featured on the Redbubble Home Page on January 18, 2009 and is featured in the group TTV: Through The Viewfinder. Also available as a t-shirt: / (c) Paul Lavallee 2008 /
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This untouched photograph was taken using the TtV technique and is part of my TtV: Through the Viewfinder Series Photographed using a 50 year old vintage Argoflex Seventy-five and a Canon. Best viewed LARGE
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www.danadipasquale.com / Lake Michigan in Chicago, IL / Argoflex
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www.danadipasquale.com / Chicago, IL / Argoflex
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Rolleiflex and olympus
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rolleiflex and p&s
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I’m BatKit. For the TTV Group – People Through The Viewfinder Challenge / / This photograph was taken using the TtV technique and is part of my TtV: Through the Viewfinder Series Photographed using a 60 year old vintage Argoflex Seventy-five and a Canon. Best viewed LARGE
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View more of my tshirts Best viewed LARGE Detail: /
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FEATURED ON THE REDBUBBLE HOMEPAGE IN JULY 2009 featured in FOOD FOR THOUGHT – thank you very much! Reached top ten in the Food for thought: Pink Food and Drinks challenge Another TTV Same tartlet, different version
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Canon XTi + Kodak Duaflex II + hand held macro lens = TTV
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It’s that time of year again, already. David Jones have their christmas decorations up!!! hehe A collection of TTV images by me Aglaia B / :-) xox
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Magnolia falls like butterflies from the sky… From my TtV (Through the Viewfinder) series. The dust, scratches and blur from the vintage camera give a lovely old effect. Camera: Kodak Duaflex
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View more of my TTV – Through The Viewfinder Series TTV photograph taken through the viewfinder of a 60+ year old vintage Argoflex Seventy-five. / Best viewed LARGE
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Inspiration: Through the Viewfinder
by communityThrough the Viewfinder (TTV) photography is when you use a digital camera in conjunction with a vintage TLR camera – such as a Kodak Duaf…
Through the Viewfinder (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 – to produce lovely aged images with a vintage feel. / / If you are keen to give this a go, there are a few things you will need. A digital camera. A lovely old vintage camera with a nice big viewfinder. A contraption to marry the two cameras together nicely, reducing external light glare. There are some excellent tutorials about too, check out the following: DIY How To: Through the Viewfinder Photography by our very own Jules Campbell Through the Viewfinder: A Tutorial A thousand words Be creative with old cameras For some more inspiration you might want to visit our fabulous TTV Group. So, over to you. Have you tried TTV photography? We would love to hear of and see your successes, and we’d also like to learn from your experiences, be they good or not so good. Share your stories with us and maybe help out others who are just getting started on their TTV journey – like me :) Rhana
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This is a TtV image (Through the Viewfinder), using the alternative photographic technique of composing the image through an old twin reflex camera (argus75)and taking the picture with a digital camera and a macro lens’.
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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 ;)
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This shot of my old Praktica camera was taken with my dslr back up Samsung GX10 through my 60 year old vintage Kodak Brownie Reflex… Art imitating art imitating art? :) Gave the local beach walkers something to ponder over as they passed by anyways ;) More Through the Viewfinder (TtV) Images
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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
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