articles/Lens/ctt-page5

Charlotte Takes a Tilt - part 5 of 1 2 3 4 5

by Mike McNamee Published 01/10/2014

Alexander Kharlamov

Born in 1988 in Moscow and moving to the UK in 2012, Alexander Kharlamov is an engineer with a passion for photography. His beautiful nude images were photographed using a custom-made lens that was developed by his friend Manuel Figueiredo called the TS-Kardan MF - of which there are only two in the world. 'The lens is designed for portraits.'

Alexander says about his friend's creation. 'It is an amazing set-up that allows 45 degree tilts with extremely soft and contrasty optics that were not developed for digital.' It's no wonder that Alexander's work has a dreamy feel to it when you consider the lens used to produce it! The lens comes in at about a 110mm equivalent on a full-frame digital camera, just a little longer than the offerings by Canon and Nikon, although a world away in look and feel.

But what was it that made Alexander pick up a TS lens rather than a Convention lens for these shots? 'I've been shooting for many years and normal lenses started to get boring. When I went looking for different effects I was drawn to the tilt-shift lenses because of their unique properties.' Alexander's engineering background sheds some light on his choice too; 'TS lenses remind me how human eyes work because they can selectively focus on an object and throw the surroundings out of focus.

You can use the tilt effect to help guide the viewer's eye better through your compositions.'

www.ak-arts.com

• Charlotte Takes a Tilt page 1
  
• Charlotte Takes a Tilt page 2
  
• Charlotte Takes a Tilt page 3
  
• Charlotte Takes a Tilt page 4
  
• Charlotte Takes a Tilt page 5
  

There are 37 days to get ready for The Societies of Photographers Convention and Trade Show at The Novotel London West, Hammersmith ...
which starts on Wednesday 17th January 2024