To celebrate release of the Diana Mini and it’s half-framey-ness we thought we’d delve into the Flickr vaults to bring you 20 of the best half-frame diptychs. In this digital age it’s easy to place two photos alongside each other, but with a half frame, or indeed any film camera, more thought must go into the final image.

Diptych Schmiztych

What is a Diptych? In photography terms, it simply is the positioning of two photographs next to each other for artistic,dramatic, and sequential reasoning. A Diptych isn’t traditionally a photographic term, it has been around since ancient Greece, with the Diptychs being two plates with a hinge joining them (history lesson FAIL).

So what makes a good diptych? The two photos have to be related of course, but they don’t have to be immediately related, with thought required to gain the connection. They can also work in a comedy-stylee; examples being different heads stuck on different bodies. Basically, they can work on many different levels, and when you see one, you’ll figure out pretty quickly if it’s a decent diptych or not.

Long shadows and the sun by goddess_spiral

perth diptych by lists&diagrams

Figure by patrickjoust

heinz by bobby stokes

Old School by Truckstop

Olympus Pen EE-2 by Jorre Janssens

chairs | car by Oℓivia

We are happy together by +CHERRY+

Negative0-14-10(1) by 嚕嚕

diptych, half-frame xpro double-x. venice beach, ca. 2009. by eyetwist

italy.twice. by Tuffer (belgian edition)

PEN EE-3 by songglod

twinframe by that darn yashica girl

China street diptych by michael seamans

Sarah Buxton and the daily specials by ✪ luc_13 ✪

Utility by scribex

Orange Vs. Grey by naked_dave

And a couple of polaroids:

mean people suck by Supercapacity

no music no life! by Jersey Yen

Do you have any favourites?  Care to share them?