Portraits
These images were taken as part of my first project In IADT. The images are based on John Szarkowski essay, "Introduction to the Photographers Eye." In which he talked about the five issues apparent with the medium of photography. Below is my final exploration of the five issues.
I mentioned in my last blog It was a pleasure to work with Paul in his studio for this shoot, and a little surprise in this blog, as I'm sure you have guessed for the title, these are the analog film photographs from that day.
I think these shots capture the mood and atmosphere in Paul's studio much better then my digital shots could have. To me the shots below feel much more alive and human. For those interested I shot these on my Mamyia M645with an 80mm ƒ2.8 lens using Kodak Tri-X film. The grain and tonality of the film was perfect for capturing Paul at work. While the lighting was low and I had to compensate this with some slow shutter speeds, this gave another human element with the motion blur of his movements. Non the less while we chatted, we both worked away, Paul painting and working on a few of his paintings and me carefully taking shots. In the few shots below Paul is working on part of his 1916 set of paintings.
While I was over at the Mill House shooting with Paul, I took some time to Also Shoot Pauline at work, crafting another one of her designs. A small insight into the Mill House Design Studio's creative process. First designing that pattern, then working out the stitches andThe setting up and of the machines are arts in themselves which Pauline made look exceptionally easy. Then it begins the actual knitting, with a loud clicking of needles as the machine comes to life and a design emerges.
While shooting I decided to take some analog shots on my MamiyaM645 using some Kodak Tri-X monochromatic film, the results of the film shots have a much nicer feeling then the digital equivalents. Below are a few of the shots both analog and digital
