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

Diptych Project #4

A girl with long blond hair sits in a swing. She holds a stuffed rabbit and is petting her big black dog. Photographed on 120 mm film. Test shot for a Hassleblad C/M. — **A GIRL AND HER DOG.** Loving an animal is a practice in empathy and connection. Photographed on Portra 400.

A close up of a girls scrapped knee. She is sitting in a swing holding a stuffed rabbit. One knee is covered in dirt while the other has small scrape smeared with blood. She is not upset. — **SURE SIGN OF SPRING.** First scrapped knee of the year. Photographed on Portra 400.

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.

**MOTHER [sink or swim].** Frigid and turbulent waters. Power, presenting as peace. Black and light. Duality.

Karmen Meyer 4/21/25 Karmen Meyer 4/21/25

Diptych Project #2

Two children in one piece swim suits rest on the curved stairs of a pool. Framed by the rails on the stairs. Everything is shades of blue and beige. — **Sister I.** Childhood; on the verge of teen years. I witness theirs, as I hold and tend to mine. Photographed on 35mm Kodak Gold.

Two girls, sisters, lay head to head on the ledge of a pool partially submerged in water. Bright morning light strongly lights half of their face and bodies, similar to a yinyang. — **Sisters II.** Growing up with a sister. Part best friend, part worst enemy. Of the same womb and inextricably bonded by strands of DNA and experience. Bonds that will certainly patina with time but can never truly be broken. Photographed on 35mm Kodak Gold.

Karmen Meyer 4/14/25 Karmen Meyer 4/14/25

Diptych Project #1

I am trying something new. Will it stick, well I suppose we will just have to see. But for right now, this little project feels achievable and exciting. A way to dig into my existing work and get excited about creating new work.

The project. Share two photos every Monday. With a short description. Maybe two or three sentences.

And that is it. Let’s go.

A women stands bent over covering her face. It is dark and bright light shines harshly on her, casting two long shadows thaat stretch from her feet back into the darkenss. — **Double Standards**. A bright light shines harshly on her, casting two long shadows that stretch from her feet back into the darkeness. The heavy burden of double standards every woman must carry. Photographed on 35mm Portra 800.

A women is crouched with the blackness of night around her. A double exposure creates the look of a glowing aura surrounding her. — **Aura.** A glowing aura of growth and healing surrounds her. Even on this path, shrouded in a heavy darkness. She is her own source of light. Double exposure photographed on 35mm Portra 800.

Karmen Meyer 4/16/20 Karmen Meyer 4/16/20

FREE Photography Lessons

Good Morning Friend,

It’s day I-don’t-even-know-anymore of self-isolation because of Covid-19. I am writing you from home while the snow (honestly, Alberta really needs to move on to spring now) gently falls outside my window and the kids take this unsupervised opportunity to wreak some havoc. Seriously though, I can literally hear them quietly giggling as they fill something up in the sink. But thats where we are at, letting some of the mischievous antics slide for a moment of quiet or an hour of work. It's not a perfect system, but ya do what ya gotta do you know?!

How are you doing? I have been thinking of you all so much. Wondering if there is anyway I could help besides reminding you to dance on instagram lol. And I decided that at the very least, I could offer you a fun and creative distraction. FREE PHOTOGRAPHY LESSONS! If you follow me on Insta, chances are you maybe joined in on one or two of the live lessons. But I heard from so many folks that missed out on the lessons or worksheets (sad face). So I set to work to make everything available for you to go at your own pace. All the live recordings have been, very non-professionally, posted on IGTV and all the worksheets will be sent to your inbox, just CLICK HERE to grab them!

Here is a little break down of the lessons:

Learn how to shoot on Manual Mode
Understanding that Light
Creating with Composition
How-to Create Double Exposure and other Creative Techniques
The Beauty of Self-Portraits

Ahh, so exciting. I honestly love chatting photography with you all and I really hope these lessons bring a little light to your days! If you have any question or just want chat, you know where to find me! Sending you virtual hugs!

Warmly,

Karmen

P.S. A dance a day is quite an effective mood booster, just try it!