The Hasselblad Eye Photograph

The photograph features a Hasselblad 500CM medium format camera, sporting a human eye, belonging to my friend Ollie. The Hasselblad was manufactured in Sweden and Ollie’s eye, in a house somewhere in Rutland. I had been tasked by a local coffee shop produce an image with an eye placed in a bowl of coffee beans – the task was completed and I was left with an image of an eye (not a real one) and an idea. It dawned on me that the eye could be placed elsewhere and where better than in the lens of a camera which had spent a lifetime looking at the world.

Hence the Hasselblad Eye

For the more technically inclined:

Camera: The camera used was Nikon D300, 50mm prime lens and the image was shot as a raw file

Print / Paper information

The paper used was, Fotospeed MATTULTRA240 heavyweight Matt paper and this is certified by ‘Artsure’ – of the Fine Art Trade Guild to be light fast when printed using pigment ink. (https://www.fineart.co.uk/artsure-for-the-trade.aspx)

The image was printed digitally on A3* (297mm x 297mm) paper, with a 1cm white border, signed by the photographer and showing the relevant Edition number.

*The image is also available as an A4 (210mm x 210mm) print, please contact me for more information

Printer information:

Printing was carried out on an Epson Surecolor P600 inkjet printer which carries nine cartridges. These include four Blacks / Greys to ensure fine reproduction of Black and White images. The ink used is Epson’s own Epson UltraChrome™ Ink

Purchase information.

The print is one of a limited edition of 150, sold unframed and mailed to your address in a sturdy, sealed cardboard tube.