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omography. Recently I have become interested in images that are made by inexpensive toy cameras. These cheap devices have a legion of loyal devotees who embrace the technical shortcomings as benefits. Bad optics and light leaks are the primary flaws, but nevertheless the resulting images can have a certain charm and distinctive look. By employing a cheap plastic lens, the images generally feature large amounts of edge distortion whilst keeping the center relatively sharp. It is all about experimenting and looking for unexpected results. In incorporating this aesthetic into my visual repertoire, my first approach is to use digital image editing to replicate the effect.
“There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.” - Ansel Adams
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fuzzy edges to a sharp image -- seemingly mistakes or flaws can be kept or on occasion skillfully treated until they develop into the intentional or purposeful end result, art.
What others say:
"Mistakes are the portals of discovery." - James Joyce
"It is one of the commonest of mistakes to consider that the limit of our power of perception is also the limit of all there is to perceive." - C.W. Leadbeate
"Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, and having fun." - Mary Lou Cook
"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." - Scott Adams
Posted by: karen | October 2, 2006 12:54 PM