Thank you to @northy for hosting the last technique challenge, and thanks to everyone who shared their multiplicity photos and voted. That challenge was a lot of fun!
For the new challenge, I’d like you to try shooting through some petroleum jelly (Vaseline) to achieve a vintage, selected soft focus, or abstract look.
BE SURE NOT TO DAMAGE YOUR LENS OR CAMERA. There are directions in the links below for applying petroleum jelly to a double layer of cling wrap that you put over your lens. Do not put the petroleum jelly on your camera or lens itself. Some photographers put it on a UV filter or clear filter that is attached to their lens, but the cling wrap method looks safer.
The idea of this challenge is to achieve the effect in camera rather than during post processing.
Here are some links with more information and examples:
Subject - Vaseline Soft Focus
Start - October 9
Finish - October 22
Tag - technique77
Only photos taken and posted within these dates will be eligible for voting.
Have fun! I am looking forward to seeing your Vaseline soft focus photos. Tag your photos with technique77 to enter the challenge. You are invited to post them on this thread as well, but it’s not required.
For future reference, here are all the technique challenges that have been done so far:
1. Low key
2. Motion blur
3. Split toning
4. Flipped reflections
5. Long exposure
6. Professional looking portraits
7. Mini portraits
8. Rim lighting
9. High/fast shutter speed
10. Vintage in modern
11. Double/multiple exposure
12. Forced perspective
13. Zoom burst
14. Multiplicity
15. Panning photography
16. ICM
17. Shaped bokeh
18. B&W
19. High key
20. In the night
21. One-light lighting
22. Refractions
23. Selective color
24. Tilt-shift
25. Into the sun/flare photography
26. White background
27. Macro photography
28. Shooting blind
29. Framing
30. Light painting
31. Slow sync flash
32. Silhouettes
33. HDR (High Dynamic Range)
34. Minimalism
35. Panography
36. Blurism
37. Colour contrast (complimentary colours)
38. Diptych
39. Shadows
40. Ghost shots
41. Portraits with props
42. Negative space
43. Low key portraits
44. Kinetic photography (camera toss)
45. Self portraits
46. Flash photography
47. Tryptich
48. Breznier
49. Soft focus
50. Focus stacking
51. Architecture
52. Zoom burst
53. ICM
54. Square images
55. Using a reflector
56. DIY lensbaby
57. Backlighting
58. Multiple exposure
59. Zoomburst
60. GIF
61. Rear synch flash
62. Smoke photography
63. Red shirt photography
64. Forced perspective
65. Scanography
66. Faceless portraits
67. Panoramic stitched photography
68. Colourful monochrome
69. High key portrait
70. Shallow dof
71. Bird's eye view
72. White balance
73. Backlighting
74. White on white
75. Close up
76. Multiplicity
There’s still a week left in the Vaseline Soft Focus technique challenge, and I am tagging some participants in the recent challenges in hopes I can drum up some more entries. You can see the entries so far here: technique77 (Thanks @northy !)
By the way, I completely understand that you might not want to get Vaseline anywhere near your beloved camera. Be careful out there, people!
Just so you know, I found this excercise a lot less messy than I expected... I never felt my camera was at risk... also, a tiny amount of Vaseline goes a long way :)
@marcy0414 I missed this, but it brought back memories of my alternative version of soft focus. :)
Sadly, this magnifying glass shot was the last I ever took (it was my grandmother's). After shooting it ala panties, I put it in my pocket and accidentally put it in laundry, where it was ruined. It as a fun experiment, nonetheless. 365project.org/darylo/365/2014-07-14
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I'd definitely like to try again.
By the way, I completely understand that you might not want to get Vaseline anywhere near your beloved camera. Be careful out there, people!
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Thank you for organizing this challenge!
Sadly, this magnifying glass shot was the last I ever took (it was my grandmother's). After shooting it ala panties, I put it in my pocket and accidentally put it in laundry, where it was ruined. It as a fun experiment, nonetheless. 365project.org/darylo/365/2014-07-14