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Darius Kuzmickas – Multi Pinhole

September 14, 2016 Kier

It’s not that pinhole photography is a more creative embodiment of photography. It’s that pinhole photography nudges the photographer out on the creative ledge a bit more. Pinhole necessitates experimentation. Constantly infinite depth of field and long exposure times are the first couple steps out towards the ledge. Maybe the realization that one can build their own camera is another step. From there, with a new perspective, experimentation take on a more personal path down that creative ledge.

Last week I posted a 12 part creative challenge. To continue the analogy, that post might be the boot kicking you out there. One of the techniques I encouraged was step exposures – where you slowly increment the film over multiple exposures. Darius Kuzmickas is a master of step exposures, but he doesn’t accomplish it through film increments like most of us do. He has two distinct differences from most of us.

Darius’s first difference is that he has architectural experience under his belt, and his passion for exploration of space radiates from his photography. Architectural experience is incredibly beneficial when photographing urban spaces. We’ve seen this before here on ƒ/D, such as Martin Martinsson’s work featured before.

Darius’s second difference is that instead of incrementing the film in his pinhole camera, he achieved a step exposure system through multiple pinholes. Darius collaborated with master camera maker Kurt Mottweiler, who’s cameras and other pieces are works of art in and of themselves. Darius designed the camera and Kurt brought his master craftsmanship. The result is breathtaking. The steps in overlapping exposures, being perfectly aligned, make the architectural subject matter sing.

Darius Kuzmickas has an incredible body of work at this point. The photos shared below are but a fraction of everything he has to offer. After checking out these pieces, I highly recommend that you take a look at his Flickr page for more work. Additionally, he has a project online called Camera Obscura: Outside In(n), which is just awe inspiring.[spacer height=”20px”]

[singlepic id=474 w=600]Benson Polytechnic High School, ©Darius Kuzmickas 2016[/singlepic][spacer height=”20px”]

[singlepic id=475 w=600]Castle in the Sky, ©Darius Kuzmickas 2016[/singlepic][spacer height=”20px”]

[singlepic id=476 w=600]Extended Stay, ©Darius Kuzmickas 2016[/singlepic][spacer height=”20px”]

[singlepic id=477w=600]Fences and Bridges, ©Darius Kuzmickas 2016[/singlepic][spacer height=”20px”]

[singlepic id=478 w=600]Pettygrove Medical Center, ©Darius Kuzmickas 2016[/singlepic][spacer height=”20px”]

[singlepic id=479 w=600]Portland, OR, ©Darius Kuzmickas 2016[/singlepic][spacer height=”20px”]

[singlepic id=480 w=600]Riverfront, ©Darius Kuzmickas 2016[/singlepic][spacer height=”20px”]

[singlepic id=481w=600]Rogue Hall, ©Darius Kuzmickas 2016[/singlepic][spacer height=”20px”]

[singlepic id=482 w=600]The Abigail, ©Darius Kuzmickas 2016[/singlepic][spacer height=”20px”]

[singlepic id=483 w=600]Under the Fremont Bridge, ©Darius Kuzmickas 2016[/singlepic][spacer height=”20px”]

Artist Feature

Lena Källberg – Decisive Movement

July 6, 2016 Kier 1 Comment

The potential for versatility in pinhole photography is often overlooked by the general public. Most people have an idea of pinhole images being somewhat fuzzy and flat, a poor substitute for a digital camera. Maybe a poorly exposed and dirty attempt at an otherwise normal photo. A school project to teach about light and exposure, and where photography began, before jumping straight into DSLRs and Photoshop. But then they see some of the truly inspiring pinhole work on Flickr, 500px, or a dozen other sharing sites. Or they come across some of the amazing artists that’s been featured on ƒ/D or other publications, and imaginations are opened.

Lena Källberg is a pinhole artist sure to take the imagination one step further. Her series, The Decisive Movement, taken with a handheld matchbox type of pinhole camera, brings us into the moments of our time that slip away. Many of these photos were presented in a solo show she had, called “The art of remembering exactly what it was like” – a title that was borrowed from a 1970’s Agfa Swedish advertisement. However instead of remembering “exactly what it was like” in a direct sense, her work seeks instead to recall the times we have to let go, when we cannot hold on. It is “the passing of time…not isolated to 1/125 of a second.”

Lena’s images below thoughtfully explore the evaporation of our time here; our time together. Each image is filled with a tension for what may never happen again, what should have been said, or who we’ve lost. They are wondrous language to express these emotions, and therefore a wondrous example of what pinhole can do.

After enjoying these images, you can explore more from the series, see other work on her website, or peruse the other wonderful imagery on her Swedish pinhole site.

Fan Vi Glömde Tryffel
[singlepic id=377 w=600]Fan Vi Glömde Tryffel, ©Lena Källberg 2016[/singlepic]

Herr Gårman
[singlepic id=378 w=600]Herr Gårman, ©Lena Källberg 2016[/singlepic]

Ljusets Hastighet
[singlepic id=379 w=600]Ljusets Hastighet, ©Lena Källberg 2016[/singlepic]

PicknickI Berlin
[singlepic id=380 w=600]PicknickI Berlin, ©Lena Källberg 2016[/singlepic]

Southbound
[singlepic id=381 w=600]Southbound, ©Lena Källberg 2016[/singlepic]

Suit And Tied
[singlepic id=382 w=600]Suit And Tied, ©Lena Källberg 2016[/singlepic]

Vägen Hem
[singlepic id=383 w=600]Vägen Hem, ©Lena Källberg 2016[/singlepic]

Vid Trappen
[singlepic id=384 w=600]Vid Trappen, ©Lena Källberg 2016[/singlepic]

Artist Feature

Tina Rowe – Movement

June 5, 2015 Libby Selinsky

Pinhole cameras carry great variances with movement. Whether it is the camera moving or the world around the camera, only certain aspects will be picked up. It all depends on two things: the length of exposure time and the amount of movement that accrues before the photo is finished being exposed.

[singlepic id=175 w=300 float=right] [/singlepic]Tina Rowe’s photographs are a wonderful example of movement in pinhole photography. She began focusing on this aspect with a long exposure of a restaurant in Paris (photo right). “A 45 minute shot I had taken in a busy restaurant in Paris. Although people were blurred, they still stayed in their own little pools in the final image, the blurring increased the colour palette and I am pretty sure that there was some colour shift on the film from the long exposure.” This photo is where her path to experimentation with movement began.

[singlepic id=178 w=300 float=left] [/singlepic]As Tina’s experimentation grew, she found a love of movement on transportation. It started with a train ride on a rickety train in Brazil (photo left), when she took a couple of photos and came away “impressed with the way the long exposure, coupled with the movement, made the colours mix and accentuate each other while the length of the exposure meant that I ended up with an average of the forms being captured.” She had stumbled on something now – an abstraction that brought more detail of emotion than physical form.

The camera movement captures a bustling feeling. Tina brought home these lessons of energy and movement. During some forays into the heart of London, she applied her technique to the city buses, making exposures of 5 to 10 minutes as the buses rambled through town. With these handheld photos, She’s produced photographs that recreate the movement of both the bus and it’s rider. Her photographs are designed to take you on an unfamiliar ride in the seat of a bus.

More of Tina’s photography is highlighted on her website. She can also be found on Twitter and Flickr.

Inspiration

Get Inspired – LaCity

April 14, 2015 Kier

Pascal Grandet provides today’s inspiration with converging lines and a vertigo inducing perspective.

Pascal captured this image with the help of his Zero Image 2000, loaded with Fuji Acros. A 30 second exposure provides the exquisite tonal scale. He’s been shooting pinhole photos for about 6 years now, and favors Fuji Acros and Kodak Portra films.

This image was featured for it’s exacting composition – from the converging lines to the row of triangles taking you ever deeper. It shows you don’t always need a viewfinder to nail a shot!

Pascal can be found on Flickr.

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