Scan-O-grams

I am in a photo class where we recently had an assignment where er had to use a flatbed scanner as a camera. Here are the things that I came up with for it.



This first one is unedited. I just took the objects seen and just put them on the scanner. Though they are just on the scanner thought, trial and error went into making this. There is plastic in the scene that catches the light from the scanner and refracts it and causes some interesting effects. Some of the objects are in front of the plastic and some are behind. There are even some objects and go through the plastic. One little detail that I would like to point out on the watch. The second hand was going and because of the slow speed of the scanner the second hand is fractured and in different positions. This detail gives a little bit of an insight as to how the scanner works.


This last one Used multiple scans. The coral part of this scene was taken from a National Geographic Magazine but the rest is original work of mine. I like it how the texture of the coral is like the peel of an orange if the peel were to be green.

Photo Mosaic / Panograph

This is my first time making these. To make both of these you take tons of photos.

For a Photo Mosaic you stay in one place and take tons of photos. You could take them at different times of the day or year, but you combine them so it is all from one vantage point. You have them proportional to help it look more natural. With this version of the Photo Mosaic I took varying opacity of the photo and combined them to get the result you see here.



The Panograph is very similar except you can take photos from any angle you want or at any focal length. When you bring all the photos together there are part that you might want to be larger than others. By putting the photos and parts of photos together you can get very different perspectives. There could be some photos from within a box but you could also combine photos of the outside of the box as well. The possibilities are endless. This version is not that extreme but it helps you get the idea.

Black and White with a Holga plastic camera

I got a chance to try out a Holga camera. in the art and photo world I find that many people think these cameras are great because of the imperfections of the film. The camera can take photos and you are limited. By being limited it makes it so you have to know better what you are doing to be able to get good results out of it.

As you can see from my photos I was having a problem overlapping the photos. There are some photos that I meant to overlap to try and get a panorama type photo. I enjoyed trying the camera out. I did meter at times using my digital camera but that is when it got dark. There is some interesting textures that arise from the cameras imperfections. However, I would much rather use medium format film in a camera with more clarity.

So here is my first roll of medium format film and my first roll of film from a Holga.

(This is the same as one from above but I darkened it... I am debating the two of them.)

Winter in Idaho and Utah

Winter in Idaho and Utah can be quite varied. Both states receive snow but different parts receive more and can be quite cold. The first two photos I have here are from a small town in Northeastern Utah. The last tree are in Idaho.
Snow is beautiful and cold, however there are limitless possiblities for what you can do with it.

Self Portrait

Before you run away screaming I want you to know that it is just me. This is a photo that was taken in color digitally, and then I made it black and white later. Fun fact about this photo is that it was taken in a darker room at about f/22 and a very slow shutter speed. The catch is that I used an external flash that I fired manually towards a white wall. Firing the flash against the wall gave the softer glow that you see here.

Henry's Fork of the Snake River

The Snake River in the the Western United States is a beautiful winding body of water. The Snake is the longest and largest tributary to the Colombia River. This first photo is taken from earlier this year above Lewiston, Idaho and Clarkston, Washington. Here the Snake River is met by the Clearwater River. Lewiston, Idaho has the furthest inland port in the Western United States. The Snake River's features of vegetation and being on a plain inhibit erosion, unlike the Colorado River whose erosion is famous for making the Grand Canyon. The Snake River Plain is home to some of the most pristine farmland in Idaho. The Snake River, along with ancient lava flows and the climate, make this area great for agriculture and the home of the potato.

In southeast Idaho lies the Henry's Fork of the Snake River. This is deep in potato country, not far from Yellowstone, and it is this water that gives life to the land. These middle two photos are from Henry's Fork just a month ago. This last photo is a section of Henry's Fork over a three to four month period. I did a Monet study of the area and this collage is the result.

Time Square Panorama

This in a panorama that I took in Time Square in New York City this summer. Putting the photos together to get what I have here was quite a job. It is hard to take panoramas in area with lots of people and lots of movement. See it and my other Panoramas HERE.

Updates to Contest Winners page

There have been a few contests in which I have placed within the past few months. Click HERE or on the photo to see them and others.

Here are a few photos from my third roll of Black and White film. This first one of the star trails and the tree is my first darkroom edit. It is actually two photos combined to make one. I left the boarder of one one to be able to see that they were two. However, there are other signs that it was two photos to begin with.
The second image is a play with light shadows and reflected light.
Once again they are both film and then I printed them in the darkroom. I then scanned the prints.

Vertical Panorama

This was fun to do. It is here in Rexburg.
Look at it and just know that it snowed today and I took this photo today. :)