My First Highline Magazine Blog Post

My daughter Quinlyn was born in Quebec but is now an official mountain girl...

Polaroid Spectra double exposure by Tiffany Teske

I am a big fan of Highline Magazine, the best read in all of the Bow Valley. The shiny glossy print mag comes out twice a year, which is just too seldom. To remedy this, Highline decided to start a blog. If that was not exciting enough, they then contacted me about being one of their regular bloggers, and, but of course, I said YES! Now, I am on my way to becoming a regular contributor to the Art + Soul department of the Highline blog, yeah! And my first post when up this week. Entitled, Banff Becomes This Gypsy Girl, it is about how I came to live in the Bow Valley. Please check it out and let me know what you think. Better yet, let me know how you ended up in the Bow Valley, or wherever you live. We ALL have a story...

Myself against our Rocky Mountain backdrop...

Polaroid Spectra double exposure by Tiffany Teske

Memories of Winter in Childhood

An in-camera double exposure Polaroid Spectra by Tiffany Teske.

Number Twenty One - Seeing Double Series

This image is a double exposure of my husband and my feet while hiking on Tumbledown. It is from the series Seeing Double: Reflections on Human/Nature In Banff.

Image copyright Tiffany Teske.

Number Nine - Seeing Double Series

This is one of 30+ images in the Seeing Double: Reflections on Human/Nature in Banff series.

Image copyright Tiffany Teske.

Number Fourteen - Seeing Double Series

This is a double exposure of the sky and Banff Springs Hotel in Banff. It is part of my series, Seeing Double: Reflections on Human/Nature in Banff.

Image by Tiffany Teske.

Number Thirteen - Seeing Double Series

This image is of a statue at the Banff Springs Hotel and the trees. From the series, Seeing Double: Reflections of Human/Nature in Banff.

Image by Tiffany Teske.

Shopping Cart Double Exposure Featured on Try Handmade

I was pleasantly surprised to find out via Google Alerts that this image was used to illustrate a blog post on the blog Try Handmade. The post, called How You Spend Matters: The Case for Buying Handmade, was written by Beverly Rustica. Thank you so much, Beverly!

This image is from my Seeing Double: Reflections on Human/Nature in Banff series. It is available for purchase here.

Image copyright Tiffany Teske.

QQ - Banff

This is an image I took of our daughter, running around the living room of our new home, back in June. I love it...
Image by Tiffany Teske

New Banff Series Images

Here are the lastest images for my Polaroid Double Exposure Series on Banff. I need to come up with a much better name, one that is short but descriptive. I shot these before we went out of town but I was able to get them scanned today. As soon as the rain ends I am off to make more.

Banff Photo Series

I am being featured on this blog, which is exciting... http://zephiart.blogspot.com.


I started a new photography series today and I am thrilled. The idea has been brewing ever since I found a Polaroid Spectra camera at the local thrift shop for $5. It was complete serendipity that day because I went there hoping to find a Polaroid camera, knowing full well that it can be difficult to find what you are looking for at a thrift shop on the first try. I had 600 and SX-70 series cameras but not a Spectra camera, and the local grocery store had slashed the price on the 5packs of Spectra they had left so I needed one. Once I found out the camera worked AND it makes double exposures, I was hooked. I plan to work on this series for up to a year. It is about the area I live in, Banff, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Canadian Rockies. The whole series will be double exposures and I want to make images in all seasons. I want each photograph to show how humans and nature co exist in this historical place. So, yes, for those of you who know me, ANOTHER Human?Nature series. I don't plan to make more than one image each day I shoot, and I probably won't ahoot every day. I think about 100 images would be great, then I can edit it down to the best images and exhibit them locally. I shot three images today, which as I said is not what I plan to do after today, just one a day. I am very happy with the first image, which is of a Zebra print futon next to a garbage container and the sky and a small, pine covered, mountain.

This image is a van door with a tree.

This is one of the most awesome muscle cars I have ever seen, in front of an old house (I love that with these two elements and the Polaroid film that it could be in the 1970s, not today) with an image of the sky and clouds over it.

All images by Tiffany Teske

Expired Film Fun

I bought 10 packs of expired Spectra film from a company in Massachusetts for a steal, and it arrived a couple days ago. I am going to shoot a series on Banff, using double exposures. I have really been thinking on this a lot and can't wait to get started!!