pen pals
06/06/2020
It took forever, but I finally did it! I finished the first roll of film on my Olympus Pen F!
So, what's so special about this camera? You may have noticed that the photos in this post are a bit more... vertical than usual and that's because the Pen F is a half-frame camera! Instead of utilizing the whole 35mm frame, each photo I take only uses up half the frame! Thus, I can squeeze an excessive 72 shots out of a typical roll of film instead of the classic 36.
However, I didn't buy this camera just for the film economy. Utilizing the half-frame format to create diptychs and triptychs is an incredibly fun exercise that really gets my creative juices going.
It took forever, but I finally did it! I finished the first roll of film on my Olympus Pen F!
So, what's so special about this camera? You may have noticed that the photos in this post are a bit more... vertical than usual and that's because the Pen F is a half-frame camera! Instead of utilizing the whole 35mm frame, each photo I take only uses up half the frame! Thus, I can squeeze an excessive 72 shots out of a typical roll of film instead of the classic 36.
However, I didn't buy this camera just for the film economy. Utilizing the half-frame format to create diptychs and triptychs is an incredibly fun exercise that really gets my creative juices going.
For those who aren't familiar with all the artistic mumbo jumbo: a diptych is a set of two images that are presented together to portray an idea, and a triptych is a set of three images presented together!
There are lots of fun ways to incorporate this concept into photography. For example, when creating diptychs, you can capture the same scene twice to show elements changing, or take a shot of the overall scene and then zoom in to highlight the details of a certain object! Or for something even more challenging, present two completely different images and weave them together with only an abstract idea or theme.
As for triptychs, you can do the same thing. The fun in this camera is that there really are no limits and you can easily string up as many photos as you'd like together!
There are lots of fun ways to incorporate this concept into photography. For example, when creating diptychs, you can capture the same scene twice to show elements changing, or take a shot of the overall scene and then zoom in to highlight the details of a certain object! Or for something even more challenging, present two completely different images and weave them together with only an abstract idea or theme.
As for triptychs, you can do the same thing. The fun in this camera is that there really are no limits and you can easily string up as many photos as you'd like together!
For this roll, I decided to create panoramas with my triptychs and experiment with highlighting details in my through diptychs.
I went for a stroll on a bright sunny Sunday and made my way down towards the river, shooting at everything in a carefree manner. Having 72 shots at your disposal was incredibly liberating as a single roll of film was enough to satisfy my needs for the whole day! I'm so happy to say that not only is the new (to me!) camera is in perfect working order but that lens is incredibly sharp as well! This is a combo that's gonna ride with me for years to come. Hope you enjoy the photos!
Until next time,
-kdo
I went for a stroll on a bright sunny Sunday and made my way down towards the river, shooting at everything in a carefree manner. Having 72 shots at your disposal was incredibly liberating as a single roll of film was enough to satisfy my needs for the whole day! I'm so happy to say that not only is the new (to me!) camera is in perfect working order but that lens is incredibly sharp as well! This is a combo that's gonna ride with me for years to come. Hope you enjoy the photos!
Until next time,
-kdo
