With Warm Thoughts of Sympathy
My father passed away from cancer when I was in college. This piece is part of a project I did that helped me through the grieving process while being away at school.
The image was created by shooting a roll of 35mm film twice through the camera for the double exposed, overlapping frame effect. For the first pass through I photographed things from my childhood that have memories associated with my dad. On the second pass through I photographed things from the present as a contrast against the innocence of childhood.
No photoshop - direct scan from a darkroom print.
6 responses
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Dennis Blauer gave props (14 Oct 2007):
very powerful expression! very moving for me.
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Paul Lavallee gave props (15 Oct 2007):
great project! very well executed
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Rodrigo Cayo said (7 Nov 2007):
i like it , love the mix of colors. Nice and vintage : )
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Rei Golay gave props (8 Nov 2007):
Very moving. Such a wonderful story and photograph.
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Lina Palmerin said (5 Dec 2007):
love the tones..very cute!
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Jerry Carpenter gave props (29 May 2008):
Melanie, this is brilliant. A wonderful work. And as a father I am deeply moved by your expresion of love.
