The last shot I posted gained some traction, so I felt like sharing some more of what I’ve done with my scanner camera. The scan is done from top to bottom in about 2 minutes, the model did a great job of staying still throughout.
While scanning motion is definitely eye-catching and spectacular, there are other qualities to appreciate. The gorgeous soft, yet tack sharp aesthetic of large format photography is easily available with a scanner.
Usually I fight the IR-super sensitivity of the sensor, but this time it made her skin iridescent against the rock in the background.
Nice work! What does the optics look like? Do you have a picture of the whole thing?
Thanks!
There’s a picture of the camera in this comment section
Basically it’s an acrylic magnifying glass stuck into a foamboard box held together with gaffers tape. Focus (and FoV by design) is controlled by adjusting the distance between the lens and the scanner surface.
But wait, if the scanner was your camera then how did you take the picture?
What do you mean how?
Are you asking “how did you press the button”? Or “how does it work”?
I don’t understand what is it you did but I’m glad you did it because this looks amazing
It really gives an “old camera” vibe. It would be fitting if the background was fake, just in the old images. You have an eye for composition as well.
Yeah. In my mind the old (say 18/1900’s) photographs are asociated with a fake background. So you see people posing in front of a screen with some scenery. Like
Very intriguing effect. Dreamlike. Does the camera have a viewfinder, or do you just have to experiment to get the framing right?
There’s no viewfinder at the moment. I point the camera to the best of my ability, do a low resolution scan over about 10 seconds, and adjust appropriately. Framing and focus is difficult, but gets easier over time. Whenever I have people helping or modeling on a picture, I make very sure they’re aware that it is a messy trial and error process.
Looks like it’s from a horror movie. Also like she was rolling around in the mud.