How the project will work

This should clear everything up for the people that have questions on what the project is.

What the project is about from Todd Franklin on Vimeo.

A new Idea to go along with the project

So I was sitting in my basement thinking about how I wanted to go about this project and I got a thought about adding a Polaroid to the mix.  I am thinking about shooting a series with the Polaroid and Model and then shoot another series with the model holding the Polaroid.  I think that it will work but I need to find a Polaroid camera first.  I hope they still make the film and it is not very expensive.  If I cant find one then I guess I will scrap that idea for right now.

So the journey begins....

I was sitting at home one night looking around the room and I spotted the Duaflex II sitting on my dresser and I thought that I should try to find some film and give it a try since I have had the camera for over 8 years now.  I picked it up at a yard sale one day and thought it would look cool sitting on my self with the rest of my vintage cameras.  I had every intention of buying film for it and seeing what kind of photos it would produce.  I was very excited about it because I loved Black & White photography more back then.  I searched for some film and to my surprise I found a site that sold 120 film ( I know that this camera doesnt take 120 film and I will get to that in a minute).  I waited for it to arrive and when it did I was so excited to go and shoot with it.  But to my surprise the 120 film didnt fit.  Wait a minute I thought, Why wont it fit?  I know I got the right film, it says 120 inside.  Well when I looked again, it said "This camera will not accept 120 Film"  Hmmm....  I guess I read that wrong.  Well as with a lot of things having A.D.D.  I said I would get around to getting 620 film and try it.  Well back on the shelf it went.  Now 8 years later, I sit and I look at the camera again and wonder if I should bother to buy some film and try it once again.  No.  Why bother?  Its just to much of a hassle.  Then it came to me in a dream. I know how I can use the camera.  Then all these ideas popped into my head.  I woke up and started to try things out.

This is what I tried out.  I was blown away by all the possibilities this could have.  I started to write things down and then thats when all the ideas were born.  I hope that I can get enough of these photos so that I can eventually publish a book in the next year or 2. 

Welcome and Enjoy!!

Welcome everyone to the blog for www.Through2Lenses.com.  I will update this as I go and hopefully will have enough photos to complete a book by the end of next year.  


This will be a collection of photographs shot through the lens of a Kodak Duaflex II camera. This camera was produced in 1950 to 1954. The camera cost $22.00 and took 620 film to produce 6x6 photos. It was fitted with a standard 72mm 1.8 Fixed lens with a focal range from 3.5' to infinity. Aperture was set for f8 f11 and f16 with shutter speed being instant which was about 1/30 of a second Plus "B". I bought this camera from a yard sale and it has been sitting on my self for the last 6 years collecting dust. This project will show a collection of life, love, sex, violence, family, drugs, landscapes and people.
I hope you enjoy and I look forward to hearing your feedback.