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Comment on Film #011 by Nic

Nic — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 11:43:46 +0000

Wow, the photos look absolutely brilliant! If I had eventually got around to developing the film, they certainly wouldn’t have turned out so well.

I can’t give you a lot of back ground to the photos yet as I can’t even remember taking them. The first shot and last shot are taken in Cardiff and contain my friends from 1st and 2nd year at the university; Rob, Myself, Ben, Gerry.
The only diving I did during that time frame was a liveaboard in Egypt. I didn’t even realise that I had taken a camera with me.

Thanks again,
Maybe I can provide some further background details later,
Nic

Comment on Journals: British Journal of Photography #7766 (23/12/09) by Miki

Miki — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:19:19 +0000

This might not be the same thing, but I find it strange and slightly amusing that, after getting my digital SLR camera, I started to yearn for more primitive, simplistic machines as well – Polaroid, and ‘toy’ Lomo cameras like the Holga or Diana. The unrefined, unpredictable images that these cameras produce appeal to me because they are the antithesis of the clean, consistent pictures I can take with my dSLR; they seem to have more artistic purity because they lack the pristine, sometimes staged quality of more sophisticated photographs. They convey content, feeling and meaning directly to the audience, without all the contrived trappings of good technique.

I think that it is this raw essence of photography, the result of capturing a moment in time so instinctively and ingenuously, that professional photographers strive to recreate. There is a refreshing charm in seeing a picture that represents life in such an unaffected way – the art lies in its artlessness.

It’s perhaps similar to painting; Monet first mastered the conventional style and methods of fine realism before he could paint the impressionist pictures that made him famous. Once we have learnt how to create technically flawless images, then there is the desire to return to a more pure and spontaneous form of art, however unsophisticated its execution may appear to be.

(I don’t know if this is entirely relevant, it’s just what your post and the article made me think of, and I’m sorry about how long this comment is!)

Comment on Films #1-4 by Morgan

Morgan — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:01:57 +0000

A few people have mentioned the Amelie thing now! I’ll have to put it in a post at some point I’m really glad you like the project, the response so far has been really positive which is amazing, since the project would absolutely die without people’s interest and generosity with film!

Comment on New Film! by Morgan

Morgan — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:00:17 +0000

I’d seen this linked from your Facebook before, I’m going to put it into my sketchbook for the assignment!

Comment on Films #1-4 by Miki

Miki — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:11 +0000

That’s Sheffield! The first photograph shows one of the metal ‘fountain globes’ that are outside the Winter Gardens in the city centre, and the second one has been taken inside the Winter Gardens. I go to university in Sheffield, and often visit the Winter Gardens with my own camera.

P.S – I really like this project, I think it’s wonderfully interesting and inspiring it reminds me of the character in Amelie who collects rejected pictures from a photo booth, which I always thought was a magical idea. I wish you luck with it!

Comment on New Film! by Christophe Dillinger

Christophe Dillinger — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:41:11 +0000