Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Some Photographic Myths
Some Photographic Myths
Overall I really enjoyed the reading and it's probably something I will come back to again, to remind myself about these myths.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Some Photographic myth
Some Photographic Myths Response
Some Photographic Myths
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Response to "Some Photographic Myths"
I really liked this reading, especially as a final reading for the class (or maybe it would fit better as a first reading?) I though it was interesting, and liked that like some of the other readings it had a lot of examples. It was nice that it echoed and sort of reinforced what was being said in class about photographers being their worst editors. I think that the commerce vs art being corrupt was one of the more interesting sections that had a lot of good points as well as the section after it about photography not being based on the talent and instinct one is born with.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Some Photographic Myths.
When reading the first myth about photographers are the best editors of their own work, I thought it was crazy W.Eugene Smith shot over 11,000 negatives in one year. I felt kind of bad for him when he ended up resigning from his job because he wasn't allowed full control over the picture selection, because he wasn't a very good editor on his own. From this reading I realized it's really important to collaborate with people when creating your art to get the best possible results, like talking with an editor, writer and printer. You are the artist and take the image, and having someone else help you doesn't take away from that. Once you have your image, you want to be able to show it in the best possible way. So handing it over to someone like a really good printer with a lot of experience, is a good idea, to get the best print. Also the quote "The immature artist imitates; the mature artist steals," is a line I heard all the time in high school and I still hear all the time now. If you are going to take an idea from someone you defiantly want to make it better or a little different or it does end up just imitating and seeming like you just copied an idea, not being very creative.
Friday, December 4, 2009
PRC- color photo awards
Curtis Mann's work was really fascinating. I just want to examine every corner of the photograph. I'm drawn into the large white spaces, and then want to look at every detail of the color. They almost don't look like photographs, like the picture Out Scouting, looks a lot like a painting to me. Also Alejandro Chaskielberg's work was really beautiful. The color in it was great, and for some reason made me think of the I Spy books I used to read when I was younger. I was not a big fan of Claudia Angelmaier's work. The images were just too light for me. It's hard to tell what exactly is going on in the image and what it's a picture of.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
PRC- Color Photo Awards
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
PRC Color Photography Awards Response
PRC- Color Awards
No man's land
No Man's Land
PRC Color Awards
I think all the pieces in the show fit well together. It seems like they all have some sort of surreal/fantasy quality to them which is caused by the setting in some and how vivid the color is in others. I didn't completely understand Claudia Angelmaier's pieces though. I'm not exactly sure how they're considered photography enough to be getting awards as photographs. Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick's photographs were the most interesting to me. They make a lot more sense with the titles and description, but they were captivating images without them too. Alejandro Chaskielberg's images were also really captivating and surreal with the setting and colors, but became more grounded with their description. The people almost looked like set up miniatures because the grasses are so tall. I'm not really sure if I like the really saturated colors though. Curtis Mann's pieces were interesting but I wasn't really sure about them until reading the description and finding out what he did to the photographs. I think all of the sets of photos fit together into a show pretty well, but Claudia Angelmaier's pieces were the least fitting with the rest.