Today is Part 3 in a series of videos focusing on Self Portraiture.

This time you get an exclusive peek at my favorite camera for Self Portraits and what I consider fascinating about long exposures.

Below you will find a few examples of Self portraits I’ve taken with the Pinhole Camera as well as some links to some handy resources.

xo

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Big Ben.

4×5 Pinhole Camera, long exposure while holding the camera. The film captured the movement of my body while I was breathing while I held the camera so I feel that this is a self portrait of myself and Big Ben.The movement of my body alters the landscape or buildings. It’s evidence that I was present during the creation of these photos.

Priory

 

London Bridge

Self Portrait with the Trees. Arizona

Oct. 22 #2 Maui, Hawaii. from the Honeymoon series

Here is another long exposure with the pinhole camera.. This time I put the camera on the dresser and exposed the film overnight and into the morning. You can see ghost like images of us in bed. I feel that this is a portrait of the time we are asleep but still connected in our dreams.

This is our wedding night photo. Long exposure with ghost like images of us. The box you see on the bed is Polaroid 4×5 film that I used to take this photo. It’s so great I have that in the shot since Polaroid its no longer manufacturing this product. But that’s an entirely different topic I’ll save for another video!

You can view more of this Honeymoon Series HERE

Resources:

Pinhole Photography

Pinhole Resource Website

Where to find Polaroid now ( you won’t believe the prices now that it’s no longer made! )

Fuji 4×5 Film Holder

Fuji 4×5 instant film

Long Exposures in Self Portraiture

While I was doing research for this blog post – I ran across this photographer who did a bed time series as well.

Check it out!

http://mikedote.com/archives/451

finding this series inspired me to start doing this series now! So stay tuned and see what new sleepy time self portraits I create in the upcoming months!

I hope you enjoyed Part 3 of the Self Portrait videos.

If you did enjoy it – I’d love for you to leave a comment below!

xo

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