This was the first set of images I produced on the Mamiya, initially I wanted to experiment with low light so I used one studio light to the left of my subject on half power and without flash. The film was Ilford HP4 (ISO 125) the camera was place on a tripod with setting for the single images on 60sec at f2.8.
The first three shoots taken were used to record the placement of light on various poses, experiment with composition, and produce images which envoke a sense of emotion within them. I also wanted to work on the technique of double exposures I had touch upon when using the large format camera, with the Mamiya the this would be harder though as the China pen I had used to mark the outline of the first image was not a possibility available to me now so I would have to relay purely on memory when composing the second image.
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As i new the camera setting would create a slightly underexposed image i decided to leave them knowing that this would then create a more correct exposure. The first image was the one which is in focus and i then intentionally zoomed in defocused the image. At this stage the work is purely experimental and i was interested in the effect this would have on the overall image.
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This was intended to be a double exposure but by mistake I never changed the dial when winding on the film thus creating a triple exposure instead of the single portrait and double exposure I had intended on. The desired effect of showing apart of someone through the second image (tattoo in this case) has still been created and I particularly like the placement of the tattoo over the face.
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