Mia/THE FOCAL CAMERA - Revision history

Mia at 18:27, 7 October 2019

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			=Exhibition City Traces in Hiša kulture v Pivki, 4. 10. 2019, Pivka (SI)=

Mia: /* First, come up with something or have a look into other practices */

2019-06-23T14:59:07Z

First, come up with something or have a look into other practices

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	=First, come up with something or have a look into other practices=		=First, come up with something or have a look into other practices=
	[http://www.ianmckeever.com/paintings/diptychs/15-dipytch-installation-shot/ Ian McKeever]		[http://www.ianmckeever.com/paintings/diptychs/15-dipytch-installation-shot/ Ian McKeever]

	[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dada#Poetry,_music_and_sound DADA to inspire]		[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dada#Poetry,_music_and_sound DADA to inspire]

Mia: /* First, come up with something */

2019-06-23T14:58:57Z

First, come up with something

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			[http://www.ianmckeever.com/paintings/diptychs/15-dipytch-installation-shot/ Ian McKeever]
	[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dada#Poetry,_music_and_sound DADA to inspire]		[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dada#Poetry,_music_and_sound DADA to inspire]

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	of the lens, while I wish to have the cassette behind the lenses, probably		of the lens, while I wish to have the cassette behind the lenses, probably
	right in front of the film)... But the principle of inserted part is similar.		right in front of the film)... But the principle of inserted part is similar.


	=The process of making=		=The process of making=

Mia at 09:46, 14 January 2019

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	<gallery heights=250px mode="~~slideshow~~" caption="Pictures from the first roll of film:">		<gallery heights=250px mode="packed-hover" caption="Pictures from the first roll of film:">
	File:Img011.jpg		File:Img011.jpg
	File:Img015.jpg		File:Img015.jpg
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	I am selecting and categorizing the pictures and wish to make one or few contact sheets with multiple photographs arranged in a geometric net, forming a square composition of let's say 36 pictures.		I am selecting and categorizing the pictures and wish to make one or few contact sheets with multiple photographs arranged in a geometric net, forming a square composition of let's say 36 pictures.
	Having them all together, I can put them in three (or more) categories, ranging from very abstract to fairly sharp with clear representation ~~(see ''Big Plates'' below)~~.		Having them all together, I can put them in three (or more) categories, ranging from very abstract to fairly sharp with clear representation.

	Other option could also be a photobook with few chapters/parts.		Other option could also be a photobook with few chapters/parts.

Mia: Undo revision 139063 by Mia (talk)

2019-01-14T09:43:15Z

Undo revision 139063 by Mia (talk)

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	<gallery heights=250px mode="slideshow" caption="Pictures from the first roll of film:">		<gallery heights=250px mode="slideshow" caption="Pictures from the first roll of film:">
	~~Image~~:Img011.jpg		File:Img011.jpg
	~~Image~~:~~Img011~~.jpg		File:Img015.jpg
	~~Image~~:~~Img011~~.jpg		File:Img013.jpg
			File:Img.005.jpg
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Mia: /* Final stages? */

2019-01-14T09:39:22Z

Final stages?

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	<gallery heights=250px mode="slideshow" caption="Pictures from the first roll of film:">		<gallery heights=250px mode="slideshow" caption="Pictures from the first roll of film:">
	~~File~~:Img011.jpg		Image:Img011.jpg
	~~File~~:~~Img015~~.jpg		Image:Img011.jpg
	~~File~~:~~Img013.jpg~~		Image:Img011.jpg
	~~File:Img.005~~.jpg
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Mia: /* Final stages? */

2019-01-14T09:37:40Z

Final stages?

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	<gallery heights=250px mode="~~packed-hover~~" caption="Pictures from the first roll of film:">		<gallery heights=250px mode="slideshow" caption="Pictures from the first roll of film:">
	File:Img011.jpg		File:Img011.jpg
	File:Img015.jpg		File:Img015.jpg

Mia: /* What to do with all the failed photographs? */

2018-12-03T13:25:04Z

What to do with all the failed photographs?

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	I am selecting and categorizing the pictures and wish to make one or few contact sheets with multiple photographs arranged in a geometric net, forming a square composition of let's say 36 pictures.		I am selecting and categorizing the pictures and wish to make one or few contact sheets with multiple photographs arranged in a geometric net, forming a square composition of let's say 36 pictures.
	Having them all together, I can put them in three (or more) categories, ranging from very abstract to fairly sharp with clear representation.		Having them all together, I can put them in three (or more) categories, ranging from very abstract to fairly sharp with clear representation (see ''Big Plates'' below).

	Other option could also be a photobook with few chapters/parts.		Other option could also be a photobook with few chapters/parts.

Mia at 13:23, 3 December 2018

2018-12-03T13:23:00Z

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	=Pictures from next 4 rolls of film=		=Pictures from next 4 rolls of film=
	[[File:FC2 5.jpg~~\|thumbnail]]~~		<gallery heights=250px mode="packed-hover">
	[[File:FC2 12.jpg~~\|thumbnail]]~~		File:FC2 5.jpg
	[[File:FC3 9.jpg~~\|thumbnail]]~~		File:FC2 12.jpg
	[[File:FC3 10.jpg~~\|thumbnail]]~~		File:FC3 9.jpg
	[[File:FC4 1.jpg~~\|thumbnail]]~~		File:FC3 10.jpg
	[[File:FC4 12.jpg~~\|thumbnail]]~~		File:FC4 1.jpg
	[[File:FC5 1.jpg~~\|thumbnail]]~~		File:FC4 12.jpg
	[[File:FC5 2.jpg~~\|thumbnail]]~~		File:FC5 1.jpg
			File:FC5 2.jpg
			</gallery>

	=Well then - how to use the camera as an interesting tool?=		=Well then - how to use the camera as an interesting tool?=

Mia at 13:17, 3 December 2018

2018-12-03T13:17:59Z

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	The paper test showed that light was still coming in but I could not identify where exactly. After several adjustments and tests with film and paper, I decided to tape my whole camera regardless of my aspirations of primary wooden design ... I also had to tape the back after loading the film and I added longer leather flaps to cover the plastic strip because it behaved as a light conductor. After this, results were slightly better, yet still not what I was aiming for. DIY camera turned out to be very unpractical in cold and windy weather because the plastic strips were fluttering too much and were in the way of the shutter plus flaps kept opening letting additional light to enter the camera. Regarding the conditions I decided to take next step in the studio with lighting, position of the model and the camera being controlled more easily. It was also a good opportunity to change the subject from outdoors environment (architecture, street etc.) to portrait and figure in interior space. I also loaded the film in the darkroom and moreover tried to wrap my camera in cloth to keep it in shade for the time the film was inside.		The paper test showed that light was still coming in but I could not identify where exactly. After several adjustments and tests with film and paper, I decided to tape my whole camera regardless of my aspirations of primary wooden design ... I also had to tape the back after loading the film and I added longer leather flaps to cover the plastic strip because it behaved as a light conductor. After this, results were slightly better, yet still not what I was aiming for. DIY camera turned out to be very unpractical in cold and windy weather because the plastic strips were fluttering too much and were in the way of the shutter plus flaps kept opening letting additional light to enter the camera. Regarding the conditions I decided to take next step in the studio with lighting, position of the model and the camera being controlled more easily. It was also a good opportunity to change the subject from outdoors environment (architecture, street etc.) to portrait and figure in interior space. I also loaded the film in the darkroom and moreover tried to wrap my camera in cloth to keep it in shade for the time the film was inside.

			=Pictures from next 4 rolls of film=
			[[File:FC2 5.jpg\|thumbnail]]
			[[File:FC2 12.jpg\|thumbnail]]
			[[File:FC3 9.jpg\|thumbnail]]
			[[File:FC3 10.jpg\|thumbnail]]
			[[File:FC4 1.jpg\|thumbnail]]
			[[File:FC4 12.jpg\|thumbnail]]
			[[File:FC5 1.jpg\|thumbnail]]
			[[File:FC5 2.jpg\|thumbnail]]

	=Well then - how to use the camera as an interesting tool?=		=Well then - how to use the camera as an interesting tool?=
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	''Google doesn't say much, I'll have to come up with something on my own...''		''Google doesn't say much, I'll have to come up with something on my own...''

	I am selecting and ~~categorising~~ the pictures and wish to make one or few contact sheets with multiple photographs arranged in a geometric net, forming a square composition of let's say 36 pictures.		I am selecting and categorizing the pictures and wish to make one or few contact sheets with multiple photographs arranged in a geometric net, forming a square composition of let's say 36 pictures.
	Having them all together, I can put them in three (or more) categories, ranging from very abstract to fairly sharp with clear representation.		Having them all together, I can put them in three (or more) categories, ranging from very abstract to fairly sharp with clear representation.

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	</gallery>		</gallery>

	=Review on the workshop=		=(Review of the workshop)=
	I find the workshop very useful: it gave me a good insight in how the camera works but also what can go wrong! Making a camera myself encouraged me to also think about how my older ''praktica'' could be repaired (since the shutter won't open). Before this experience I would just give up, buy another one or take it to the professional to repair it. Now I think it might be a minor problem that I could solve myself, which is a nice feeling.		I find the workshop very useful: it gave me a good insight in how the camera works but also what can go wrong! Making a camera myself encouraged me to also think about how my older ''praktica'' could be repaired (since the shutter won't open). Before this experience I would just give up, buy another one or take it to the professional to repair it. Now I think it might be a minor problem that I could solve myself, which is a nice feeling.