Freelensing

By Allison Mah LeFevre | Published February 17, 2015

I walked into this last-minute workshop led by the uber talented Anne Almasy not even knowing what “freelensing” was. I have the inability to embrace the art of relaxation, so I glanced at the calendar and noticed I had a few hours to spare. I signed up on a whim, and officially fill up my Saturday.

You can get a unique look from freelensing that mimics the effect of a tilt-shift lens, throwing a good portion of the image out of focus. When the technique was first explained to me, I was full of nerves because you have to take your lens off of your camera. I trip over my own two feet and am careless carrying a glass of water on a regular basis, so I was not at all comfortable with this situation. After 45 minutes of terrible blurry shots, a miracle happened and I was able to create these images.. I was graced with another miracle, and I didn’t drop my lens. I am equally proud of both.

Her recap of our freelensing workshop, plus a much better explanation of freelensing can be found here.

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4 Comments

  1. Anne Almasy February 18, 2015 at 12:17 AM #

    YOU DID IT!!!! These are so gorgeous, Ally! Thank you for sharing!

    • Allison Mah February 18, 2015 at 9:22 PM #

      Thanks, Anne! These are literally the only ones in focus, so lots of practice ahead of me. Thank you for putting this together!

  2. Laura Barnes February 20, 2015 at 10:24 PM #

    SO fun! I’m sad I missed the meet up. But yay, what a great experience and skill to learn!

  3. Christy March 25, 2015 at 7:47 PM #

    I’ve been having fun trying out this technique as well! I looove the last image. We need to get together sometime soon and shoot some pictures. 🙂