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Artist Feature

Howard Moiser – Relative Movement

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Pinhole isn’t the only form of photography I practice, but it’s one of my favorite forms because of the unique creative challenges that it presents. Other forms of photography will give you controls that allow you to slow down the shutter speed and/or extend the depth of field towards infinity if you so choose. But there is something unique in the challenge when you have no choice in the matter – you have to work with that constraint on your control.

Some people get frustrated by this creative challenge. Others, however, fully embrace the form and find fantastic ways to leverage the constraints, turning them into strengths. Today’s featured artist, Howard Moiser, is such an artist. He is a prolific photographer, and his Flickr feed is overflowing with great pinhole work. Even further, he’s an experimenter, with whole albums dedicated to experimental approaches to image making in pinhole and other formats.

The result of all this work, of course, is hitting upon some truly phenomenal series of photos. One such series is his work titled “Relative Movement”. From the sampling below, I think you’ll agree. After taking in the photos below, I encourage you to take a look at his expansive collection on Flickr.

 

 

Relativity
[singlepic id=406 w=600]Relativity, ©Howard Moiser 2016[/singlepic]

 

Dinosaur Chase
[singlepic id=402 w=600]Dinosaur Chase, ©Howard Moiser 2016[/singlepic]

 

Workman
[singlepic id=408 w=600]Workman, ©Howard Moiser 2016[/singlepic]

 

The Axe Man
[singlepic id=407 w=600]The Axe Man, ©Howard Moiser 2016[/singlepic]

 

On The Move
[singlepic id=404 w=600]On The Move, ©Howard Moiser 2016[/singlepic]

 

Flying Low
[singlepic id=403 w=600]Flying Low, ©Howard Moiser 2016[/singlepic]

 

Relativity
[singlepic id=405 w=600]Relativity, ©Howard Moiser 2016[/singlepic]

 

Dangerously Stupid
[singlepic id=401 w=600]Dangerously Stupid, ©Howard Moiser 2016[/singlepic]

 

Want to see other great featured artists? You can find them here!

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Artist Feature

Lena Källberg – Decisive Movement

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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]

 

 

Site News

Spring Wrap-up

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After taking a months long hiatus, ƒ/D was roaring back this Spring with fresh pinhole imagery and artists. Here’s a quick recap of what we published:

Bronze Statue - Shikiko Endo - thumbInspiration posts – every week we seek to bring some fresh inspiration to help you see the world in a pinholy way. View all of them here.

 

 

Untitled, ©Jean-Christophe Denis

JC Denis’ Studies in Motion went in depth in how to look leverage pinhole with motion.

 

 

Martin Martinsson brought us into his Movements collection and showed his fantastic eye for space.Coloured Underpass - ©Martin Martinsson

 

 

Test-of-Time-11-thumbIn her Test of Time series, Corine Hörmann showed us how to take the long exposure to the extreme end, and the wonderful world we find there.

 

 

letting go of the cameraWe learned from Brooks Jensen‘s book: Letting Go of the Camera, and how to see more freely.

 

 

sd_pinhole_still_from_a_dream - thumbSteven Dempsey took us to a cinematic place in pinhole and showed us how to create tension in the imagery of transition.

 

 

The Southern Customs - thumb - Olle PursiainenFinally, Olle Pursiainen brought us to his native Finland and inspired us with his images of the rural landscape near his home.

 

 

We hope that you’ve enjoyed all of these wonderful works this Spring as much as we’ve enjoyed bringing them to you! And we look forward to bringing you much more in the months to come!

Artist Feature

Tina Rowe – Movement

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.

[singlepic id=176 w=600]From Bus, ©Tina Rowe 2015[/singlepic]

 

[singlepic id=173 w=600]Balls Pond, ©Tina Rowe 2015[/singlepic]

 

[singlepic id=177 w=600]Middle Bus, ©Tina Rowe 2015[/singlepic]

 

[singlepic id=172 w=600]38, ©Tina Rowe 2015[/singlepic]

 

[singlepic id=174 w=600]Bus Back, ©Tina Rowe 2015[/singlepic]

 

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

Inspiration

Get Inspired – Steam Locomotive

This pinhole photo arrives with the force and grit of the Industrial Revolution.

Steam Locomotive
[singlepic id=123 w=600]Steam Locomotive, Homemade camera, Ilford HP5+, ©Anatoly Tankov 2015[/singlepic]

Anatoly Tankov captured this powerful scene in the Siberian region of Russia with his homemade pinhole camera loaded with Ilford HP5+. The low angle and sweeping clouds do well to compliment the imposing nature of the steam engine. Well done!

More of Anatoly’s work can be found on Flickr.

 

Inspiration

Get Inspired – Collin Street Bakery

Today we take in the energy around us.

Collin Street Bakery
[singlepic id=89 w=600]Collin Street Bakery, Zero Image, ©Mike Rosebery 2015[/singlepic]

Mike Rosebery captured this scene from a bakery in Tyler, Texas. He deftly used his Zero Image pinhole camera to take in an extended scene at this bakery. While the long exposure left out all the people (an effect we’ve highlighted before), you can see the energy those people left behind. It’s a wonderful quality of pinhole, the ability to capture energy without specificity, and we’re glad that Mike reminded us here.

More of Mike’s work, including a lot of Southwest scenes, can be found on his Flickr page.

 

Inspiration

Get Inspired – Whitby Abbey

Today’s featured pinhole photo is rather awe inspiring.

Whitby Abbey
[singlepic id=86 w=600]Whitby Abbey, Zero Image 2000, Rollie IR 400, ©Alastair Ross 2015[/singlepic]

Alastair Ross produced this wonderful image using his Zero Image 2000 loaded with Infrared (IR) film. IR pinhole is a very powerful combination, especially for subject matter such as this. The feelings of movement, and a broody darkened sky, bring about a sense of foreboding around a house of God. Quite the delightful composition, I’d say!

You can find more of Alastair’s work on his blog, Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, or Flickr.

 

Inspiration

Get Inspired – Movements 7 – arriving at the airport

Movement comes to the forefront in today’s featured pinhole photo.

Movements 7 – arriving at the airport
[singlepic id=21]Movements 7 – arriving at the airport, P-sharan pinhole camera, Fuji Provia 400, ©Martin Martinsson 2015[/singlepic]

Martin is a passionate amateur photographer and never leaves his home in Malmö, Sweden without his trusty P-sharan paper pinhole camera, usually loaded with slide film. He got hooked on pinholing a few years ago when a friend lent him a paper camera, lured in by the dreamy quality of the photos.

We chose to highlight this photo because of the unique way that movement is highlighted. It’s always fun to have movement in a pinhole photo, and sometimes even more fun when it’s the camera that’s on the move!

You can find more of Martin’s work on Flickr, lomography, and Tumblr.

 

Inspiration

Get Inspired – Sunrise on Biloxi Bay

Today’s pinhole inspiration is provided by Eddie Erdmann’s amazing capture of a spectacular sunrise on Biloxi Bay.

Sunrise on Biloxi Bay
[singlepic id=3]Sunrise on Biloxi Bay, Reality So Subtle 6×17 pinhole camera, Fuji Velvia 50, ©Eddie Erdmann[/singlepic]

For this image, Eddie used his Reality So Subtle 6×17 camera with Fuji Velvia film. Eddie captured this stunning scene while standing at the top of the Biloxi Bay Bridge, which connects Ocean Springs and Biloxi, Mississippi.

We chose Eddie’s image for this piece of inspiration because it is a fantastic example of the unique movement and color that can be captured with a pinhole camera. The subject matter also plays perfectly into his choice of an ultra-wide format camera.

Eddie can be found on Twitter, Flickr, and his website.