Framed Echoes #5
Rediscovering old experiments | New interviews added to Uncovered
While I was working on diptychs from my half-frame camera and exploring in-camera double exposure techniques, I found myself unexpectedly taking a trip down memory lane. I remembered something about layering images, and it took me back to an experiment I did years ago.
I remember spending an afternoon in my garden with nothing but my mobile phone and a photo app. I can't remember what it was called. The plan was pretty straightforward: to create some interesting double exposures using digital tools.
Digging around in my archives I found the experiments I'd forgotten about, and I was pretty surprised by what I saw. The images still hold up. There's something captivating about how the layered compositions came together. The digital exploration was spontaneous, and the intimate setting of my own garden produced results that feel both experimental and grounded.
It's so interesting how some creative ideas can resurface years later. Working with my half-frame camera has got me feeling like I want to experiment with visuals again, but in a different way. Sometimes the best inspiration comes from looking back at our own creative history and seeing how our past work is connected to our present work.
This week's new voices in Uncovered
Click on the names to read the interview.
Susanne HELMERT
“…moving through the world with a heightened awareness, camera in hand, ready to notice whatever reveals itself.”
Kees MOLDERS
”As if an action or habit can trigger creativity by magic."
Olli THOMSON
"Or I'll pull together some existing images and create a new photo zine or book."
Till next week,
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This reminds me of an app called "dubble" I used years ago. You would make a photo and upload it. The app would pick a random photo from a user who had uploaded a photo, too, and would superimpose them. It was so much fun to use, and the results I got were sometimes super cool! The app was closed down as the developers moved on.
Playing is so important - even if you don't do anything with the "outcome", it usually leads to other ideas.
Love the tones in your images!
These are really cool, Marcel! Love the idea of going back and revisiting your work from the past.