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The First of my Photography Projects

// January 4th, 2009 // photography

I recently aquired a Kodak Brownie Relfex Synchro model vintage camera circa 1940-1952. Every thing seem to be working on it on and the shutter seems fine although it does need a good de-dusting. These cameras use 127 film which isn’t very easy to get a hold of these days becasue i think they stopped making it in 1997.

So until i can get film for it or I am able to modify it for use with 120 film or 35mm film i plan on using it as an additional filter to take TTV, or Through the Viewfinder, photos. This is where you use a camera, in my case my Canon DLSR, and shoot through a viewfinder of most likely a vintage camera. Under the hood on the top of the camera is a large viewfinder that one would use to frame the shot. This is what is shot in a TTV type photo. The glass and dust of the viewfinder usually give the shot a very nice vintage look. It also helps to have some sort of light blocking aprattus on it to get the cleanest shot you can get (see mine here).

I took my assembled device out today and shot the following photos as my test run.

taken at the Bicentennial mall in Nashville, TN. Only slight Photoshop Mods

Light Post at the Bicentennial Mall, Nashville, TN. Used an Antique Filter in Photoshop.

This one is my favorite.  I did a Black and White concersion of this shot of the Capitol Building form the Bicentennial Mall. I think the came out the best.

My newest project is going to be ti shoot some street and building shots around Nashville over the next month. That will give me the chance to master this method and allow me to take more creative shots.