scanner photography by hweeling

02.03

what's this??

my first attempt at scanner photography, otherwise known as taking pictures with an ordinary flatbed scanner, or what a friend of mine calls "poor man's digital photography".

i use an epson low-end scanner, but the results are still pretty good. i just took stuff around me and placed them on the scanner, which explains the random selection of photographic subjects.

how to do amateur scanner photography

1. lay object on flatbed scanner
2. cover with shoe box (inside sprayed with flat black paint), making sure seal is tight so inside of box is dark. alternatively, scan (without shoe box & with scanner lid open) in a darkened room or (better still) a room at night with lights turned off
3. scan and crop
4. done

links to other sites

• katinka matson
• the jadefish gallery
• doris mitsch

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