Pinhole Camera Nudes: Home & Studio
I use the extreme wide-angle distortions of the round oatmeal box pinhole camera and the digital colorizations of B&W negatives to create a series of visceral images that probe the unconscious, stepping away from the literal reality. Through successive pulling of curves in Photoshop, B&W values are replaced with color in separate channels. In this sub-set of the larger body of work, I photograph the model in her home or studio. The juxtaposition of the model and the room triggers a response that I react to while colorizing.
The resulting images range from the absurd to the profound. This work is rooted in the 16th Century pinhole optics, combined with the 21st Century digital-print manipulations. With its solarization-like tone reversals and silkscreen-like color layering, these images are a hybrid of Photography and Digital Printmaking.
Pinhole Camera matted digital pigment-print prices:
20×16-inches, $750.00
30×24-inches, $1500.00 plus shipping.
20×16-inches, $750.00
30×24-inches, $1500.00 plus shipping.
Dan McCormack
February 2012
