I've been experimenting with "Through the Viewfinder"photography. It is a technique that involves taking a digital photograph through the viewfinder of a twin lens reflex camera (a type popular in the 1940s and 50s). I'm not sure why the results are so evocative with all the noise and distortion, but it's definitely a growing aesthetic.
All you need is your digital camera, a TLR camera (the preferred model is a Kodak Duaflex II) and some means to block the light between the two. I'm using a primitive set-up--just a 5-inch section of paper towel tube that fits on the viewfinder of the Duaflex and accomodates the lens of the point-and-shoot camera at the other. More sophisticated photographers use more elaborate contraptions and an SLR.
There's a great resource at Flickr. Etsy has a number of photographers selling TTV prints.
I've even captured some knitting:
Alhambra. It's more or less done, in fact, it's blocking at the moment, so real photos to come.
And, well, I've been bad. But as long as I'm confessing, I should share with you the work of a brilliant hand-dyer, Beata of Hedgehog Fibers.
This is a silk/cashmere blend, the color is "Ripe" and this photo doesn't do it justice. I've been extra bad, though, so I'll have some more to show you later.
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