Blue Couch Green Wall
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I noticed this strange juxtaposition while riding my bike on the bike path and came back another day to photograph it. Why such a blue couch was left behind such a green wall, I will never know. It was an image that I needed to capture on film.
I established a mood for this surreal scene by cross processing the tungsten film. Cross processing this film creates wild color shifts (see Point Street Power Station), but with these already saturated colors, the process actually softened them, creating the style I was aiming for.
Blue Couch Green Wall was was described as an "electric color study" on page E5 of the Providence Journal on 6/12/2008. You can read the article online here.
This photo was published by JPG Magazine in Issue 15 as part of my expired film story.
Juror Steven Holmes, Curator of The Cartin Collection, selected this image to be included in the Pawtucket Foundation Prize Exhibition at 245 Main Street in Pawtucket, RI from May 3, through June 28, 2008.
It was also featured at the 21st Annual Rhode Island Open at the Warwick Museum of Art from October 9 - November 3, 2007.
You can purchase this, and other photos of mine at mylatehope.imagekind.com.
Created using my 1950's AGFA Clack with 7 year expired Fuji T64 slide film cross processed with C-41. Negative scanned with an HP Scanjet 4890. No digital manipulation necessary!
In the story Expired Film - The Tool of My "Trade".
23 Responses
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On 27 July 2007 Nicole Gesmondi said:
The bottom looks fish eyed! I like ur color choice. Don't lie though. You moved that couch there and you painted the building! jk.
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On 27 July 2007 Paul Lavallee said:
I certainly couldn't be a professional brick wall photographer with the pincushion effect the Clack produces!!!
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On 6 August 2007 Trey Hill gave props:
love the tones your process created.
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On 12 August 2007 Shannon Dagher gave props:
GORGEOUS greens...perfect for the theme! :)
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On 17 August 2007 Anthony Mingo gave props:
Beautiful colors! I want that couch.
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On 17 August 2007 Marisa Gertz said:
i can imagine anyone from a post-apocalyptic tech princess to a 19th century wino sitting on that couch. very surreal looking.
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On 23 August 2007 Becky Forand gave props:
This makes me want to paint my room, hell my whole house, that color
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On 27 August 2007 Anton Stocker gave props:
Great minimalism - love it.
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On 1 September 2007 Paul Lavallee said:
****UPDATE 9/1/2007****
The couch is no longer there! Damn, I wanted to take more photos of it. Perhaps that post-apocalyptic tech princess took it for her palace... -
On 6 September 2007 shomil shah gave props:
brilliant! everythign just works so well in this, and im sure the fact that you chanced upon it manes it all the more special.. kudos
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On 7 September 2007 Cristina Cocullo said:
how could i missed this! Paul this is such a great one! i dont know exactly what i like most... the color, the coach, the fact that everything is melting so nicely together... i just love it full stop!
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On 10 September 2007 melanie scott said:
Awesome composition - I love working with antique & toy cameras and your shots are very inspirational!
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On 21 September 2007 tana nichols said:
Great shot, I love it. Oh, and my green bench, and your blue couch should go an a date :-)
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On 28 September 2007 Teresa Nabais said:
Awesome, awesome composition.
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On 29 September 2007 Sylvia Gyrion said:
love the color...the composition...my favorite of yours.
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On 7 December 2007 Roberto Papa said:
Paul this is great, i love it! Thank you for your support. R.
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On 3 March 2008 Amber Lavallee gave props:
ahh, my favorite so far. [=
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On 15 April 2008 carla broekhuizen said:
Like it a lot Paul. I just bought my first dia film for my agfa clack. I hope to get results like this ;-)
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On 5 June 2008 Colin Gilbert said:
Love this shot - as seen on http://www.15x100.com
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On 12 June 2008 Jason Schupp gave props:
Love the color, and congrats on getting published in Providence Journal! :D
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On 12 June 2008 Jason Schupp said:
Er, a mention! Congrats on the mention! :D (I followed the link after I left a prop.)
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On 12 June 2008 juliana dixon gave props:
congrats on your mention! This is a great photo. It deserves the mention.
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On 12 June 2008 Alexis Gerard gave props:
Congratulations Paul!
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