T h es e are the di ffer ent t ext u r es that the Hipstamatic app uses for it s d a g u er r eo ty p e sty le images.

its called the tint 1884 lens with the d-type plate film. its really just a filter in the app using the iPhones native camera.

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fi lt e r is a bit di ffer en t and c o m es up randomly during a shoot so i wanted to see each one to see if their focus area was different as this would a ffect my i m a g es . i h ave photographed each one on a b la n k s u r fa c e so t h at i co u ld s ee the effects without any distractions. as it turns out, all the sharp area is in the middle of each shot so that will be i d ea l fo r ta ki n g po r ait images . it is just like a real dageurreotype.

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was inspired in part by the artist david emit adams who u s ed the w et p la t e collodion process to create mini po rtr aits of his photography students
IN THE PIECE 36 EXPOSURES, I USED 35MM FILM CANISTERS DISCARDED BY MY INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY STUDENTS AS THE METAL BASE TO HOLD THEIR COLLODION TINTYPE PORTRAITS. I EMPLOYED THIS LABOR-INTENSIVE, 19TH-CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS TO MAKE THE STUDENTS PORTRAITS ON THE VERY FILM CANISTERS THAT PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THEIR INITIAL UNDERSTANDING OF PHOTOGRAPHY. THE ENTIRE SERIES IS HOUSED IN A MAHOGANY DISPLAY CASE, WHICH I DESIGNED AND BUILT TO REFERENCE AND REINTERPRET THE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHIC DISPLAY. THE CANISTERS AND THE PROCESS I USED IN THIS PIECE SPEAK OF MY FASCINATION WITH THE EVOLVING NATURE OF PHOTOGRAPHY, REPRESENTATION, AND CULTURE.!

Hipstamatic Test Shots

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