Alright, I know a little about photography and have forgotten much, how's he doing it? Pushing the film speed on a high aperature/fast shutter? Suppose I'll go go Google.

I can't figure out why this is working. Does it have to do with the way macro focus works, and he's somehow mimicking that over large areas?

'Macro focus' == whatever that shit is when you want a clear picture of something very close and usually tiny and detailed.

Google to the rescue! It's a special lense that allows for adjusting the angles the image is actually being exposed on the film. Very cool, very expensive ($1,200 for one for my Canon). There's a site with instructions on how to build your own with an old lens and a plunger, but with the other site I perused I think I'll hold off until I get a digital SLR. Apparently a lot of trial and error in getting the right exposure times because of the way the camera sensors read the incoming light, you may end up with highly overexposed/underexposed areas on the print if you don't adjust your metering properly. Film developing is damn expensive if you're not getting payed for it.

Photoshop makes it cheap

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