Shutter Sisters

fashion over function

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Continuous shutter, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

But no, I thought, considering this post. This is not so much about a series of shots. This is more of the afterthought of presentation–this is about the much-adored diptych, or whatever you’d call it with more than two.

And so naturally, I hit flickr up for inspiration. And what I found there was far beyond my little ocean-going, baby-in-hand experiment–what I found there was thematic, conceptual. Diptych done not for the purpose of function (stringing the above together as a diptych is a big ol’ DUH) but done for fashion, for art.

And so I offer up this humble series with a plea: show me your less obvious diptychs. Show me relationships between subjects that are about more than just sequence–show me push-and-pull angles, colour contrast, echoing shapes, macro versus landscape, portrait-by-bodyparts. Or even a self-portrait. Now there’s an idea…

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Psst… want to see a real n-tych master (a.k.a. someone who knows what to call diptychs of two-plus)? Check out Tonya’s set here. Fashion gold.

 

Comments

  5. Another inspiring post. There’s a concept rolling around in my head at the moment. I’ll give birth to it after my cup of tea, a walk for the dog, the feeding of the dog and cat, the "seeing off" of the husband to work… after that I can be creative. 🙂

    Love the grouping btw. I use continuous shutter quite often since I photograph all the Greats a lot.

  7. wow. what a great lesson for me. I have never even known that this was a style. and how beautiful and incredibly emotional. I’m with you…what i have to offer doesn’t touch the things you’ve referenced. although, i love you jumping series. very cool.

    i’m inspired.

    until then, this is the best i have on hand.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/28987938@N00/2774589014/in/photostream/

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/28987938@N00/2773735067/in/photostream/

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/28987938@N00/2774588972/in/photostream/

  16. this is so funny that this was the post today — I had taken about a million photos this weekend of kids/boys/family jumping into our pool this weekend, and have just started sorting them all out.

    I blogged one set here — of all the boys in my life!

    (aug. 16th entry on my blog — just scroll down one entry!)

    http://lynlepre.typepad.com

  23. Hello ShutterSisters

    Its quarter to one in the morning and i should be in bed but instead….

    not a diptych, but a quadtych or whatever it’s called!
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickythomasphotography/2560401761/

    a rather fruity diptych

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickythomasphotography/2587638627/

    and one from holiday that left me breathless and sweating, but in a good way!

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickythomasphotography/2753992503/

    sleep well my dears

    Nicky x

  29. wow, thanks for the shout out! I wondered why I was getting so many new comments and contact requests! n-tychs are so fun to put together, the result is always so much different than the individual images.
    tonya

  31. Tonya is the MASTER (bowing to her greatness) at the n-tychs! Her paint chip series completely blows my mind!!! Thanks for giving her the props she deserves!