UK-based illustrator Rowena Dugdale has been experimenting with polaroid and pinhole cameras lately, creating stunning images. “Like the delicious static on a vinyl record, any dust specks, light leaks, torn edges or quirks are an integral and honest part of the process and character of this body of work and have been deliberately left in rather than airbrushed out.”
She uses objects around her – marbles, feathers, fern fronds, moss and buttons – to create ethereal, light filled photographs. The results are incredibly beautiful…
Rowena’s images have taken me back to my days at university, when I spent hours in the darkroom, lifting paper out of the smelly chemicals and hanging them to dry, wanting to burst out of the darkness to view my latest creations. One of my absolute favourite processes was making photograms, where I’d bring in things from my home, compose a vignette and play with exposure times. When I am back in Australia I will try to find some for you to show here on the blog.
Click here to read and view more of Rowena’s work, and here to purchase her creations – a wonderful gift idea for someone who loves photography.
you probably heard it thousand times. but i like to say it too: your blog is fantastic, the pictures are impressive and touching.
thank you and good luck.
greetings from austria.
sabine
December 2nd, 2009 | #
Beautiful, I love Rowena’s work!
December 2nd, 2009 | #
isn’t her work stunning, we have admired it for a while now.
we featured her polaroids and pinholes a little while ago – we must like very similar stuff pia.
December 2nd, 2009 | #
indeed sammy! I’m not at all surprised you have already blogged about the people I have only just discovered. xx
Stefanie – me too.
sabine – thank you!
December 2nd, 2009 | #
Ah ha. I was going to ask whether you were coming back for a summer visit this Christmas. How long are you planning to be back for. The weather has been glorious. Today’s a sunny 24C.
December 3rd, 2009 | #
Wonderful images, thanks for sharing!!
December 3rd, 2009 | #
these are beautiful. i’m not sure if i’ve heard of pinhole photography before, but it looks like something that’s worth checking out!
December 3rd, 2009 | #
oh how i love when experiments turn out so beautiful! i’m so glad you shared these with us. it has inspired me to actually put to use all the canisters i’ve been saving to make pinhole cameras. do the work table i go!
December 3rd, 2009 | #
Ann Marie – i agree! and yes, definately get those canisters into action, and please show and tell when you do! I would love love love to see your results.
beauty comma – its really the essence of photography – well worth exploring. x
Lisette – my pleasure.
katiecrackernuts – yes yes yes!! for a good amount of time actually, can’t wait.
xo
December 3rd, 2009 | #
Pia, many thanks indeed for featuring my work. I just wanted to mention that if anyone’s interested in finding out more about the techniques I used to create these images or about pinhole photography/colour photograms in general, please do get in contact with me, I love to share! Rowena
December 4th, 2009 | #