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  Spinning

Through the Viewfinder (TtV): These images are shot using the TtV (Through the Viewfinder) method. TtV is achieved by taking a picture through the viewfinder of any camera with another camera. In this album I have an assortment of photos taken with my Nikon D80 using a 50mm lens with a +1 and +2 Hoya close-up filter added to it. The Viewfinder camera used is a Kodak Duaflex IV Reflex Camera. This camera was made from 1955 to 1960. I built a TtV device for it. The images are achieved by focusing my Nikon on the viewfinder of the Kodak. This results in a square formatted photo with a rounded corner black border. The image captures all of the  unique details like specks, blurry edges and more that contributes to a soft image with a vintage and sometimes dreamy, surrealism about it. The viewfinder uses a mirror device so your images are flopped or mirrored when you download them. I find that some images are best left this way or I will flop them in Photoshop depending on the image. There are no hard and fast rules except for one. To be a true TtV image it must be shot through the lens to create the distinct border and for the image to not be cropped in any way. As you can tell by the wide assortment of images in the album, you can shoot just about anything you want with this method. It’s great fun to find new things to shoot and experiment.

 
Sunburst

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Comments

[Kim]

Hey Julie:

Your new blog is over the moon gorgeous! The photos are beautiful and the blog itself is composed nicely, as well. Thanks for the heads-up!

Kim
Gerushia's New World

P.S. Just a side note ~ I'm having an art give-away on my blog this week! If you have a spare moment, stop by if you like!