‘Lensless’ Photography – 30 Amazing Refractographs by Alan Jaras
- By: Nate Kay
Alan Jaras has mastered the art of creating some amazing images called refractographs.
Using traditional photographic techniques and pieces of complex shaped glass and plastics I project these patterns directly on to colour film. The resulting images and photographs that you see are purely analogue and are not computer generated, but a true representation of the patterns formed by the light beam after its complex journey through the refractive objects I create. This is ‘lensless’ photography – here the object itself becomes the lens.
Here are 30 examples of Alan’s work. These are taken from his refraction of light experiments called taming light, twisting light, and bending light.
Taming Light
A Gathering of Light
White Light Contained
Seeds of Light
Cosmic Light
Out of The Blue
Release
A Garland of Light
A Garland of Light II
Primaeval Soup
Hanging Light
Twisting Light
Twisted Light
Gathered Light
Alien Light Forms
Jewels of Light
Animal Dance
Thrashing About
Strange Creatures in a Red Sea
Microscopic Lifeforms of Light
Woven Stardust
Underwater Explosion
Bending Light
Optical Wings
Circle of Confusion
Light Pattern No. 3
Flames of Light
Petals of Light
Beam me up!
Explosion of Light
Caught in a Web of Light
A Strange Form of Light
Blue Light in Turmoil
Want to learn how to do this? Check out Photojojo’s tutorial on how to make refractographs.
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Stephen Pattison
might of looked good on 70′s t-shirts
Sally Janssen
Alan Jaras – thank you for the beautiful photos – particularly for the Web of Light that illustrates better than in words – the concept of us each as a light within the web of the universe – as experienced in spiritual consciousness by many seekers of truth.
I would respectfully ask that you give me permission to place this image in my website under “consciousness”.
.Also if you would offer a short explanation to be published in another – my Blog “Freelancecommentaries.com ” to introduce your natural science to others, it would be welcomed.