July — A Year in Photographs — Double Exposure

It’s a Game — Day 182

Through the Looking glass inspired a month of double exposures. This #AYearinPhotographs I found myself wanted to experiment more—not just finding themes but finding that which I had little experience.

Digital photography has almost every advantage over film while double exposure requires one to be a bit more magical and put extra effort in. These were all made in Pixelmator Pro using a screen blend mode. While I dislike discussing the technical nature of photography when the photograph itself is what matters most, many asked, “how did you do it?”

To best simulate the film double exposure experience best, the photos were shot in sequence and minimal editing in post.

But let us not revel in technical jardon. Enjoy July’s theme of Double Exposure.

June — A Year in Photographs — Through the Looking Glass

Balloons — Day 158

Perhaps what makes something wonderful is the imperfections rather than the perfection.

A crack in a family heirloom. The decay of an artifact. The crooked nature of a bonsai. The Japanese call it ‘wabi sabi,’ the philosophy that embodies the appreciation of beauty in imperfection, impermanence, and the natural cycle of growth and decay.

I took June to look at ordinary things through unordinary glass. Some reversal of images, blurring and distortion of edges, and the refraction of the image itself.

“Adrian’s Life Rule 25: Sometimes things that are technically wrong are creatively right.”

— Adrian’s Life Rule #25

May — A Year in Photographs — New Neighborhood

Union — Day 150

The search began in November of 2024 to find a new home. From Lincoln Park, an explored dozens of condominiums in Chicago, seeing hundreds online, I settled in River North—a vibrant urban neighborhood in Chicago.

While one may have been in and through River North many times, it isn’t until living in a neighborhood that true exploration of a neighborhood begins.

As I step out of my new building, I encounter new sights and familiar ones. However, the photographer’s true essence lies in their ability to perceive and capture unseen moments.

New home, new neighborhood.