vincent comparetto.

This will be the first of an ongoing exploration into abstracted portraits using my recently built distortion cameras. I used a variety of cameras all varying in levels of intended abstraction all though my attempts at both controlling the level of abstraction or predicting the outcomes was pretty futile. I was surprised at how abstracted the images were.




A matter of fact I think I have to go back to the drawing board a little bit because both my depth of focus and level of deterioration was way beyond what I intended. I fluctuated my lighting situation greatly only to learn that it didn't matter, which in terms of traditional photography makes no sense. Nothing I do seems to make these photos more literal, it's almost as if the cameras or the aspect of chance operation is the artist in charge I'm just a long for the ride pushing the buttons. it's funny because some of these photos are very long exposures and others aren't and that didn't effect the color or the bluriness. Most of the colors come out of chemical reactions rather than colors that were present. Frieda was photographed on a white back drop for all of these.

So what do you guys think? I think I'm on to something but I'm not quite there yet. It's weird when the intent doesn't materialize and something else does. It's exciting. I guess that is what I have to respect about this process. I am setting obstacles in place to obstruct my vision. Even though I am beginning with a subject and a tool typically used in documenting life accurately things can easily be distorted and steered into complete abstraction.