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Title: Windmill and Birds Photographer: Robin Collins, FourCrowsArt Whispers of color, softly focused, dreams on your walls. This is what I was trying to achieve with this series. It takes a bit of manipulation and process, but the outcome is beautiful. Using the technique “through the viewfinder” this image came through not one but two cameras to become the piece you see.
Photograph: Grandma’s Pink Flowers – Japanese Windflowers / Photographed: 2007 / Series: Garden Flowers / - / Lovingly tended to by Grandma & Grandpa for years.. this beautiful photo of Japanese Wildflowers will be a beautiful addition to you home, office or studio. - / to view other photos in my viewfinder collection please visit: / http://www.flickr.com/photos/highlandghillie and / http://highlandghillie.etsy.com / If you would like one of the other photos available, please contact me, I’ll be happy to post it for you. / / All of my photos are available as Original Fine Art Notecards also. :) / / 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.
Title: Grandma’s Vase Photographer: Robin Collins, FourCrowsArt Whispers of color, softly focused, dreams on your walls. This is what I was trying to achieve with this series. It takes a bit of manipulation and process, but the outcome is beautiful. Using the technique “through the viewfinder” this image came through not one but two cameras to become the piece you see.
Title: Yellow Photographer: Robin Collins Whispers of color, softly focused, dreams on your walls. This is what I was trying to achieve with this series. It takes a bit of manipulation and process, but the outcome is beautiful. Using the technique “through the viewfinder” this image came through not one but two cameras to become the piece you see.
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
Cherry Blossoms TTV Style – the classic spring flower image with a bit of a photographic twist!
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 /
Wisconsin winter countryside as shot through the viewfinder of my Brownie Starflex. You may purchase prints from ELBfoto
www.danadipasquale.com / Lake Michigan in Chicago, IL / Argoflex
Best viewed large. TTV digital photo collage. Nikon D60. / Original image taken on a trip to Stralsund, Germany by the Baltic Sea. / December 2008. Featured in Your Magic Place, All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, Experimental Photography and Editing and European Everyday Life.
Wisconsin countryside as shot through the viewfinder of my Brownie Starflex. You may purchase prints from ELBfoto
Photograph: Snow Apple Love / Photographed: 2007 / Series: Love / - / These sweet little apples make pink apple sauce. - / to view other photos in my viewfinder collection please visit: / http://www.flickr.com/photos/highlandghillie and / http://highlandghillie.etsy.com / If you would like one of the other photos available, please contact me, I’ll be happy to post it for you. / / All of my photos are available as Original Fine Art Notecards also. :) / / 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.
Photograph: Serenity / Photographed: 2007 This is from my “beauty beyond the norm” series. 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.
Title: Blossom Photographer: Robin Collins, FourCrowsArt Whispers of color, softly focused, dreams on your walls. This is what I was trying to achieve with this series. It takes a bit of manipulation and process, but the outcome is beautiful. Using the technique “through the viewfinder” this image came through not one but two cameras to become the piece you see.
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…
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 :)
Title: White Flower #14 Photographer: Robin Collins, FourCrowsArt I’ve always loved the look of a white flower on a toned print. Over the years I’ve shot hundreds. These are my latest. Using the technique “through the viewfinder” this image came through not one but two cameras to become the piece you see.
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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.
www.danadipasquale.com / Chicago, IL / Argoflex
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
Photograph: Thrifted Linen – on the clothesline / Photographed: 2007 This is from my “thrifted” series. / I can admit it…I’m a thrift store addict…and if I’m going to go there…I might as well make art with my finds!! 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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