Photography for me is not only a great documentary tool it is also an artistic tool. When capturing images I not only pay attention to composition etc for the image alone I also approach each image for its potential for further creative expression. For this reason I will cross process film, or shoot infra-red or use other tools to give me a creative starting point.
One of those tools I have been using for the past year is called a Lensbaby. Created by another photographer who was trying to find an on camera way to duplicate the range of possibilities available with tilt-shift lenses and pin-hole/holga cameras. It is a lens with a bellows that allows flexibility in moving the focus point any where in the picture plane. Here are some of the results from playing with this tool.
These last ones were created by releasing the lens bellows as the shutter was released
by Bill Weaver
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