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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17697235

One of the results of a collaboration with a dancer. Once the motion-aspect of scanning photography clicked with her, it was a blast playing around for a few hours. This is a quick scan, left to right in about 20 seconds.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Leavingoldhabits 9 points 4 months ago

Yes, aside from global contrast adjustments, there’s a circular level and local contrast adjustment on the dancer, to make her stand out a little bit more

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Could elaborate a bit on the scanner-becoming-camera thing? I've never heard of that before.

Absolutely cool picture!

[–] Leavingoldhabits 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

For sure!

I opened up an old Canon flatbed scanner and more or less removed anything that wasn’t the sensor or the mechanical assembly pulling it along. The optical assembly is hacked together with black foam board, an acrylic magnifying glass and too much gaffers tape.

Think of it as a pinhole shoebox camera with a scanner at the back, instead of photo paper or film.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Thank you! I like the engineering feel it all.

[–] Etterra 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Wait... How many legs does she have?

[–] Leavingoldhabits 2 points 4 months ago

And why is there a face just floating in mid-air?

[–] Leavingoldhabits 2 points 4 months ago

I case you’re really wondering, the model has two legs, maybe three, the liquid effect is due to the very slow rolling shutter of the scanner, and how it draws motion.