‘Impossible’ Tutorial – Collages with the Instant Lab using Mobile Images
We’re delighted to be working closer with The Impossible Project team as we continue to branch out and expand our reach with all things related to mobile photography. Analog post-processing of mobile images is becoming more and more popular and we’re going to make sure our readers are fully briefed on this very exciting development.
The Impossible Project is in many ways leading the way, but there is also a growing community of mobile artists and photographers experimenting with other analog post processing techniques in an attempt to make their mobile images stand out even more, in galleries, magazines and the like and we have viewed some outstanding images and techniques.
A good deal of my formal photographic training (many years ago) was spent in a huge college darkroom and it is an area that I’ve always enjoyed, I think you will too. I also had a very close working relationship with Polaroid built up through my years as Technical Editor for various UK photography print magazines/titles.
Today we are publishing a wonderfully creative tutuorial demonstrating how to realize collages with the Instant Lab. It is the perfect tool to see beyond one image and to create large photomontages and collages.
What you need
1 Impossible Instant Lab
1 Impossible Film
1 iPhone 4, 4S, 5, 5S or iPod 4th or 5th Generation
1 high-resolution digital picture or several digital images
How to do it
Step 1. Launch the Impossible Project App on your iPhone.
Step 2. Select one high-resolution digital image.
Step 3. Zoom into a part of it and crop it.
Step 4. Follow the instructions on the screen to edit your image. You are now ready to expose your picture.
Step 5. Place your iPhone on the cradle with the screen facing down.
Step 6 Once in the cradle, the iPhone flash will turn on. Within 3 seconds, pull the shutter slide all the way out.
Step 7. Eject your first picture.
Step 8. Repeat from part 2 to expose all the different pieces of your original digital image.
Step 9. Once developed, simply arrange all the parts together to re-create the image or to create a new collage.
Note: you can crop your image with a photo-editing software on your computer and expose all the several parts. You can also expose many different images to compose a collage.
‘Peony’ by Ashley Good
Voila! You have successfully completed the fantastic technique of collages with the Instant Lab!
‘Untitled’ by Andrew Millar
‘but one can never get quiet enough…’ by ina echternach
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Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
