I have been meaning to create a blog as a notebook on my photographic world and also as a homage to all the current and past masters that have influenced me in my vision.
As my photographic eye develops I am drawn more and more to the abstract and selective/intimate landscape. I do not know why and would love someone to explain this to me!
Fortunately my influences in this direction have been easy to trace as my exposure to them is very recent(last 18 month) and I can clearly see the effect of various photographers work in my own portfolio.
An example would be the shot entitled Steps which was taken on a long weekend in Somerset, UK. A few weeks earlier I had picked up a copy of a book by one of my now favourite photographers, Minor White, entitled 'Rites and Passages'. I found myself looking for shots that he would of approved of, shots he might have taken! Wierd since I had only seen one books worth of his work. It obviously made an impact and still does.
Steps
The weather had been atrocious for 2 days and as usual broke a few hours before we had to depart. We had been walking along the beachfront with the kids, trying to enjoy the short sunlit hours we had left. Most of the surface water had gone and the sun was shining brightly, directly above. The edge effect on the remaining isolated puddles caught my eye and I took a single shot, metered on the surrounding concrete and exposed as zone IV.
Industrial Tanks
These shots were some of my first attempts at industrial landscape/abstract. Up until recently I had not found the subject matter interesting, or rather, not stimulating enough to persue, but I had seen a storage tank whilst exploring the docks in Great Yarmouth with the family which evoked interest. On the next available free day I headed off with a specific picture in mind.
Before taking the shot I new nearly all the factors involved ,what, how, where etc which was a totally new approach for me. I spent around half an hour selecting various view points and ran off the best part of a 36 expfilm. I was choughed. I had bagged the picture that I wanted and still had the rest of the day to explore. Well a few minutes later I came across another series of tanks which offered a completely different opportunity and I could not pass it up. I was in Industrial mode for sure. This time though I saw abstract and not extract, I needed a departure from reality.
Similar subjects but two different approaches and results
As my photographic eye develops I am drawn more and more to the abstract and selective/intimate landscape. I do not know why and would love someone to explain this to me!
Fortunately my influences in this direction have been easy to trace as my exposure to them is very recent(last 18 month) and I can clearly see the effect of various photographers work in my own portfolio.
An example would be the shot entitled Steps which was taken on a long weekend in Somerset, UK. A few weeks earlier I had picked up a copy of a book by one of my now favourite photographers, Minor White, entitled 'Rites and Passages'. I found myself looking for shots that he would of approved of, shots he might have taken! Wierd since I had only seen one books worth of his work. It obviously made an impact and still does.
Steps
The weather had been atrocious for 2 days and as usual broke a few hours before we had to depart. We had been walking along the beachfront with the kids, trying to enjoy the short sunlit hours we had left. Most of the surface water had gone and the sun was shining brightly, directly above. The edge effect on the remaining isolated puddles caught my eye and I took a single shot, metered on the surrounding concrete and exposed as zone IV.
Industrial Tanks
These shots were some of my first attempts at industrial landscape/abstract. Up until recently I had not found the subject matter interesting, or rather, not stimulating enough to persue, but I had seen a storage tank whilst exploring the docks in Great Yarmouth with the family which evoked interest. On the next available free day I headed off with a specific picture in mind.
Before taking the shot I new nearly all the factors involved ,what, how, where etc which was a totally new approach for me. I spent around half an hour selecting various view points and ran off the best part of a 36 expfilm. I was choughed. I had bagged the picture that I wanted and still had the rest of the day to explore. Well a few minutes later I came across another series of tanks which offered a completely different opportunity and I could not pass it up. I was in Industrial mode for sure. This time though I saw abstract and not extract, I needed a departure from reality.
Similar subjects but two different approaches and results
2 comments:
Didn't realise you'd started a blog. Is it still ongoing or an experiment that's been brushed under the carpet?
Guys
Thanks for noticing the site. It is a work in progress but due to work constraints I haven't done my photography lately. I will howeverendevour to add page 2 soon
Phill
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