In this first post of our portfolio series, we’ll show you three portfolios. Using low-fi techniques and without uncovering the scratches the following artists create ‘unpolished’ and very atmospheric images.

Jeffrey Engel engelfoto.viewbook.com
Jeffrey uses an interesting combination of cameras and techniques to create his high-contrast apocalyptic like images. He uses a hard-to-find 4×5 (large format) infrared film on a Graflex Speed Graphic modified to use an old giant WWII-era airplane reconnaissance camera lens. A digital camera that was modified internally so that the sensor only captures infrared light and an old Soviet-era medium format camera with a broken lens that gives weird focus / de-focus effects much like a large-format camera.

Adriano Sodré cassiopeia.viewbook.com
The Holga is a cheap, medium format 120 film toy camera, made in China, appreciated for its low-fidelity aesthetic. Adriano creates simple personal, silently framed, sometimes utter sweet pictures (see the ‘natureza viva’ series).

Gabriele Rosso gabrielerosso.viewbook.com
Gabriele Rosso shows you graphic design, photography, illustration and clothing, leaving the rough edges in place.

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