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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Vintage photos on the way!

After losing out 3 times on ebay auctions, I was delighted when I finally won a 'new' vintage camera the other day. It's a Kodak Duaflex from around 1950. Here it is...


I'm going to try a technique called 'Through the Viewfinder'. It's where you take a photograph through the lens of an old camera to produce images that have a vintage look. I love this effect and can't wait to try it out! I need to make a cardboard tube first, to block out the light. It all sounds simple enough, but we'll see...




2 comments:

  1. Ooooh how exciting! Yes I did this, got a beautiful bargain off ebay and made a card contraption. Works really well, love it love it! Good luck.x Ps. There's a template for a contraption on the flickr TtV group if you've not already got one..

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  2. Thanks Helen! Yeah, I've been looking on Flickr. I'm hoping to get on with it this week now I'm back from a short holiday.

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