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Art of Carmen Grenier involving scanography

Scanography (or scanner photography) entails the playful use of shapes and colours as the key technique to capturing the complexity and enchantment of objects such as flowers, plants and food items. This process is done in complete darkness on a digital scanner. Only what is in contact with the scanner glass will be in focus. Furthermore, the black background and the narrow depth of field gives the illusion that the objects are floating.

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Taking a photo with a digital scanner, rather than a camera, requires that you imagine the subject in an inverted state. Whether it be a flower or another three-dimensional object, it is not obvious how the subject image will be revealed because only what is in contact with the scanner glass will be in focus. When an image is composed of several three-dimensional elements e.g. a bouquet of flowers - some elements may appear blurred and in shadow or in deep background especially if they are not in close contact with the scanner glass.

To make it even more challenging, this process is carried out in total darkness!

Art in the Room of Living

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It's all about bringing happiness and colours in your space and letting nature's unbridled beauty be the focus.