Karmen Meyer 9/29/25 Karmen Meyer 9/29/25

Diptych Project #14

A red Bronco cruises the strip in Sylvan Lake. Framed by lush tree's and a path filled with tourists. The reds pop and higlights glow, a quirk of the film. Harman Pheonix, the first time I have used it. 35mm developed and scanned at home. — **Sylvan Lake, Summer 2025**. Photographed on Harman Pheonix and, as always, developed in my kitchen.

A red railing frames a little girl on s bike, a red bucket and a women and her dog in different panels of the fence. Boats and sylvan lake are in the background. All the reds pop, a quality of the film, Harman Pheonix. Developed and scanned at home — **Sylvan Lake, Summer 2025**. Photographed on Harman Pheonix and, as always, developed in my kitchen.

Karmen Meyer 9/23/25 Karmen Meyer 9/23/25

Diptych Project #13

There is always something new to learn. And damn am I happy I got to learn Wet Plate, in the West Virginia mountains, from the talented, permissive and all around kind human Lisa Elmaleh. The first plate below was taken on the first day, the second on the last. Safe to say I learned a whole lot.

Nerds, proceed here —> Wet plate photography is a historic photographic method invented in the mid 1800s. Long story short you coat a metal plate (tin type) or glass plate (ambrotype) with collodion, sensitize it in a silver bath, expose your image and then develop your photograph. All while the plate is still wet. The process is somewhat complicated, sure. But it requires you to operate on intuition in a way that keeps you so magnificently present. Plus watching your image appear in the fixer is basically some kind of magic.

I’ve got to say I didn’t attend this workshop with any sort of ambition to continue making wet plates at home. I just wanted to dig deeper into understanding the history of photography. But I sure don’t feel finished with this. And the hunt for a 4x5 camera and chemicals has begun.

A nude bum sits on a stump, it's roots a tangle below. The photo was made using a historic photographic process called Wet Plate or Tin Type photography. Taken with Lisa Elmaleh in West Virginia. — **ROOTED I.** Photographed on 4×5 aluminum plate using the Wet Plate process in Paw Paw, West Virginia. My thumbprint obscures the centre of the frame.

A women sits on a log with her dress lifted over her head. Exposing her bum which mimics the shape of the stump. It's roots tangled below and the forest surrounds. The photo is a Wet Plate / Tin Type. Taken with Lisa Elmaleh in Paw Paw, West Virginia — **ROOTED III.** Photographed on 4×5 aluminum plate using the Wet Plate process in Paw Paw, West Virginia.

P.S. Lisa is doing powerful work at the US/Mexico border. I highly recommend you check out her work and workshops! https://www.lisaelmaleh.com/promised-land

Karmen Meyer 9/15/25 Karmen Meyer 9/15/25

Diptych Project #12

A little short on words today, but I’m not gonna let that stop me from posting.

Layers of crop create an ethereal blur of texture in the forground, while layers of forest and hills come into focus in the background. Photographed on BW film, developed and scanned in my kitchen. — **PRAIRIES.** Sylvan Lake, August 2025.

Two canoes are being paddled on Lake Louise, while fluffy clouds rest on the tops of mountains. Photographed on Black & White 120 film. Developed and scanned in my kitchen. — **MOUNTAINS.** Lake Louise, July 2025.

Karmen Meyer 9/8/25 Karmen Meyer 9/8/25

Diptych Project #11

This project got lost in the chaos of summer, which was actually fine and perfect. But now, as a bit of routine returns to our days, it feels like a perfect time to pick it up back up again. I love how it invites me to look at my work in a new way, in pairs. And that it reminds me to share instead of hoarding all the photos on the hard drives that sit in the rubbermaid container at the end of our dining room table (my temporary office going on 3 years).

I wanted to start things off again with some photos of the girls. To honour their shift into new grades, and for Audrey a brand new school in town.

**THRESHOLD IN A GHOST TOWN.** A window to the past and steps to the future. Photographed on Portra400. Developed and scanned in my kitchen.

**LAST CHANCE SALOON.** Cross eleven bridges and you just might find yourself at the Last Chance Saloon. Deep in the heart of the Albertan Badlands. Photographed on Portra400. Developed and scanned in my kitchen.

Karmen Meyer 5/26/25 Karmen Meyer 5/26/25

Diptych Project #6

A women wearing a bright fishermans sweater and beige toque holds a long oval shell open in front of her face. FIlm soup, 35mm. — **SARA PICKS UP SEASHELLS ON THE SEASHORE.** I love the way the shapes of the shells mimic the shape of the surf boards. These two photos always felt like they belonged together. Shot on Portra400, soaked in sea water, developed in my kitchen.

Image created by purposefully soaking film in sea water. Resulting in wile colouring and tie dye feeling. Image of shows two surf boards on the beach. — **SURF.** Surf boards waiting on the beach. Their oblong shapes are repeated throughout the psychedelic colouring caused by intentional damage to the emulsion with seawater. This first attempt at film soup has been really fun. Portra 400.

Karmen Meyer 5/12/25 Karmen Meyer 5/12/25

Diptych Project #5

A man stands in a large truck filled with fresh produce. He hands a bundle of carrots down to a women who is reaching up from the street. The street is filled with people coming and going. Garbage is piled around the corner and buildings crumble. — **OUTSIDE.** Fresh produce adjacent to a pile of trash. Streets bustling with people making their way in the morning. Taken from the windows of the room in the next frame. Photographed on Kodak Gold.

An ornate pink room features two large chandeliers and victorian furniture. Light floods the room through to large windows creating an ethereal glow. — **INSIDE.** Throughout all of Cuba you feel its past, it’s history. Some in disrepair, some carefully preserved. Most a blend of whatever is available. Photographed on Kodak Gold.

Karmen Meyer 4/28/25 Karmen Meyer 4/28/25

Diptych Project #3

A giant waterfall rushes over a u-shaped ledge. The cliffs sorrounding it are covered in green and bird soars directly overhead. The image was created to using a toy camera and the imperfections bring a dreamy and ethereal quality to the image. — **MOTHER [earth].** The shape of the cliffs in this photo have always reminded me of the shape of an eye. Her tears rushing down with tremendous force. Heavy and healing, the beginning of a new cycle. Photographed on a Holga.