Scanograph

When I was teaching, I would tell my students, “don’t shoot flowers”. At least don’t make flowers your subject until and unless you have found a way or a point of view that has not been seen before. And here I am making images of flowers… on my scanner. I scan them multiple times and then combine the files together in layers in Photoshop. I created a preset in Lightroom so all of the flowers have a consistent processing look and there you have it, a personal project. This came from my penchant for scanning odd stuff like dead birds, spiders, lizards, even a giant fly once. I find these “Scanographs” interesting, even beautiful with their clarity and the non-directional light. Am I just copying something like a Xerox or making something new?