Experimenting with art and photography rejuvenates me when I’m in a lull. I like to reimagine a technique and consider what might happen if I play with it in a new way. In 2022, I fell in love with shooting experimental film. In particular, it was a technique that involved exposing both sides (EBS) of a roll of film that intrigued me. I’ve traveled all over the world shooting cities using this technique and I’m utterly smitten.
I love the chaos and the beauty found in these layers; the humanity and saturated color.
A few months ago, I found myself walking the beach with my camera. I was looking for good light when the palm trees caught my eye. I’d souped a roll of palm trees earlier in the week and this felt like the next right move. What would palm trees look like shooting with the EBS technique in mind? I decided to experiment.
Golden yellows, orange, aqua, and teal hues with puffy white clouds straight out of a daydream. Hazy sun and the salt air layered with swaying palms.
Sun flare sneaking in the frame.
Palm trees leaning in toward each other; a bending.
The feel of these images is so drastically different from the cities. There’s a calm, peaceful beauty in them; a pivot from the chaos of the cities. Although my soul feels seen in the EBS images of the cities, I adore the loveliness of the palms. I had so much fun making these images! It’s a solid reminder that we sometimes need to take what we’ve been doing and turn it upside down. Have you been experimenting with your camera? I’d love to see!
These are great, I really love the color, nice job!
Beautiful, Laura!
I adore your EBS images and these palm trees are divine!
I love these blues and oranges! You continue to inspire me!
I am in love with these images! The cities, and the palm trees — the subject matter being so drastically different and how unique and beautiful they each are.
WOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!!!