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The last shot I posted gained some traction, so I felt like sharing some more of what I’ve done with my scanner camera. The scan is done from top to bottom in about 2 minutes, the model did a great job of staying still throughout.

While scanning motion is definitely eye-catching and spectacular, there are other qualities to appreciate. The gorgeous soft, yet tack sharp aesthetic of large format photography is easily available with a scanner.

Usually I fight the IR-super sensitivity of the sensor, but this time it made her skin iridescent against the rock in the background.

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[–] lechatron@lemmy.today 4 points 4 months ago (6 children)

That's interesting! I assume you're using some kind of pinhole camera setup that focuses the light on the top of the scanner tray? Would really love to see what the camera looks like!

[–] Leavingoldhabits@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (5 children)

In basic principle it’s a pinhole camera using a scanner as the photosensitive surface. I’ve stuck a magnifier glass to the front, it gives some sharpness and a lot of possibilities outside of a simple pinhole.

There’s a picture of the camera in my comment history, its violently unimpressive

[–] lechatron@lemmy.today 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Pretty much what I expected it to look like! It's really interesting and I bet will make for some fun photos. Basically a very slow horizontal shutter.

[–] Leavingoldhabits@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

You’re spot on, it’s a really slow rolling shutter. I like the idea of focusing in on what is normally considered an undesirable artifact and elevating it to become the centerpiece. Messing around with motion gets some wild results and is a lot of fun!

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