This week, I experimented with the “pinhole camera” setting with my photos as I walked around town. This effect results in the vignette framing as seen here, which enticed me to photograph full scenes of Santa Cruz. I travel on foot in order to find the most intentional, original spaces; this technique has shown to be a fantastic advantage when paired with the pinhole setting (I’ve found this to be the most truthful way to photograph places that are beautiful in a nontraditional way, such as the one-way street of motels shot).
The filter and general aim of this round of photography allowed me to see more easily the comparative nuances of the scenes: cracks in the sidewalk that seem to wash up like sea foam, the linear quality of the palm trees & Boardwalk compared to that of telephone wires and shadows, etc. The way that the effect draws the eye as centrally as possible allows viewers to also “walk around” the scene with their eyes, always ending up in a game of local “I Spy.”
Artist- Julianna Chavez
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