Ren Dodge gave patrons of INFERNO gallery an up-close an personal look at his process and how his Human Polaroid operates. Through the evening people were photographed but also invited into the camera to see first hand how the process works. The below photos are the result of this carnivalesque experience.
INFERNO Gallery presents a group show of three East Bay Photographers: Mimi Vitetta, Ren Dodge, and Lia Walker. Vitetta produces photographs that are familiar bay area images digitally enhanced and presented in light boxes. The overall feel is a surreal somewhat haunting vision of the world around her. Dodge has produced a series of photographs in his Human Polaroid. Reminiscent of carnival booths and a tradition of photography long passed, Dodge steps inside his human sized camera and takes portraits, sometimes with multiple exposures. The result are long exposure images that capture the soul of the subject in a time machine like manner. Walker creates elaborate stage settings that magnify the subjects of her portraits with whimsical decoration and brilliant use of color and light. The show opens July 25th, 6 to 9pm and is up through August 16th, 2014. INFERNO gallery is located in the Vulcan Lofts at 4401 San Leandro St. Oakland, CA 94601
This past Friday the Vulcan Artist group show opened and was a stellar event. If you weren’t there you should have been. Brilliant art from behind the walls of the Vulcan Lofts. Locals and folks from around the bay came to the celebration.
We also launched Vulcanites the first INFERNO co. publication book by photographer Ren Dodge. A glimpse behind the door of residents of the Vulcan Lofts. 
You can order a print version or ebook here.