12 August, 2011

DIY: A Wood Plate Frame

Yesterday I submitted my picture "sum of the digits 13" (with a short text explaining why this picture is one of my favorites, what makes it special to me) to the Romka Magazine.

The deciding reason, 'cause this picture is one of my favorites:

I shot this picture in the age of more or less five years, far in the 1980s. I think it is one of my first pictures or even the first picture I've ever taken. It was lost without a trace for many years, but as I started my photography business it became a sort of personal icon for me. It says to me: Go out and take pictures!

Today I had the idea to make a frame for this picture.
I used an old wood plate as background.



1. measuring + marking:

2.sawing:


3. grinding:


4. treating with wood preservative:


5. drilling:

6. threading:

7. customizing:


8. picture arranging:


9. mounting:

10. decorating:


11. hanging:



"Creativity is allowing yourself...

...to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep."

Scott Adams

"fall", germany, 2005

06 August, 2011

"Art is a well-articulated manifestation of...

...an aspect of life. I have been privileged to view much of life through my cameras, making the journey an enlightened experience. My emphasis has mainly been on affirmative reactions to human behavior and a strong attraction to the beauty in nature."

Dennis Stock

"200km/h", germany, 2005

"My photography is a reflection,...

...which comes to life in action and leads to meditation. Spontaneity - the suspended moment - intervenes during action, in the viewfinder."

Abbas

"safe port", germany, 2005

04 August, 2011

The field test - part 2

Today photos, which I shot with a "brand new" DIY-lens and some new pictures with the Kodak-Helios lens. Part 1 is here.
1.
lens: Revuenon Special 2.8/35mm REVERSE!!!
camera: Praktica Nova 1B (Porst FX4)
film: Fuji Superia XTRA 400
exposure time: 1/500
aperture: 2.8





















2.
lens: Kodak-Helios Enlarger Ektar 4.5/75mm
camera: Praktica Nova 1B (Porst FX4)
film: Fuji Superia XTRA 400
exposure time: 1/500
aperture: 5.6