Disposable Camera Ideas

I bought the disposable cameras for the idea that I had, where I wanted to glue all of them together in a 2x2 grid in a concave fashion in order to create a fragmented image. However, I think that this might not be very effective. I think this because the cameras were relatively expensive, and it would be more efficient to make more series with four disposable cameras rather than using all of them for one. That being said, I need to come up with four ideas that I can use them all for now.

One idea that I had was to do with me and my moped. I use it to drive around pretty much every day, so it's safe to say that I rely on it often, and trust it with my life. I did a short photo essay talking about the human relationship with vehicles, and the personification of them, so it might be a good idea to explore this further, as it can go hand in hand with identity.

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I was thinking, since the camera is fairly inexpensive compared to the other cameras I have, I could take it out on a ride with me, and I take photographs as I go along. The result could be fairly interesting, with me on the bike in focus, and the background motion-blurred into oblivion. However, the nature of disposable cameras is very unpredictable, which could provide for some brilliant, unexpected effects. Another layer I could add to this is lens flipping, which is a term stemming from disposable camera photography where you take out the plastic lens carefully, turn it around, and but it back in. The result is a sort of radial tilt shift, where the outer image gets blurry but the center is not. There is also a very light fish-eye effect as well. This could work very well with what I am planning for this shoot.

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Another idea that I had was to simply take self portraits, but to distort the images by distressing the film. I will take the photographs, and in a dark room I will stretch, poke holes in, scratch, and leave it in a cup full of various chemicals, just to see what it will look like when it gets developed. Obviously I will wash the film vigorously once I've finished with the distressing, so that stray coffee grounds don't get stuck in the developing machine. Also, it might be tricky to get the film to said machine once it's left the canister, unless I can find a way to transport it in complete darkness. With this shoot, I would like to focus on patterns in the photograph to work in my love of Rodchenko a little bit. He would always use leading lines, jaunty angles, and patterns in his work, often disregarding the subject in the frame, moving them off to the side. This might be difficult to achieve with a disposable camera however, since I can't set shots up with it. That's the beauty of disposables though, you have no clue about how things will turn out, leaving any control you have at the door.