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Lee Friedlander
I wanted Uncle Vern standing by his new car (a Hudson) on a clear day. I got him and the car. I also got a bit of Aunt Mary’s laundry and Beau Jack, the dog, peeing on the fence, and a row of potted tuberous begonias on the porch and seventy-eight trees and a million […]
Assignment 3: I am an Ironman Self Portraits – Feedback
September 27, 2012
A few weeks ago I received feedback from Jesse on the above assignment. I outlined the nature of my submission in a previous post. This is my report on his comments and my learning points. Jesse felt that the work was strong and rigorous(!) – his exclamation mark, and that it is fairly well resolved. […]
Long Exposure Portraits of Photographers – David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson
September 23, 2012
The Scottish painter and arts activist David Octavius Hill formed Hill & Adamson studio with the engineer and photographer Robert Adamson between 1843 and 1847 to pioneer many aspects of photography in Scotland. Amongst their subjects were a few that have particular relevance to the history of photography and photographic societies in Edinburgh. I have collected […]
Long Exposure Portraits Comparison – re-edit
September 18, 2012
Following Vicki’s comments on the previous images I have re-worked the post processing for the ‘normal’ images. I have now used some motion blur to simulate the effect of the Pinhole lens. In fact with the pinhole the blurriness will come from both lens diffraction and movement of the subject. But this now seems a […]
Long Exposure Portraits comparison of different poses
September 18, 2012
I have been experimenting further with this idea. I have been examining the effect that long exposures have by making a series of self portraits. These portraits show a range of expressions which I have called stare, reflect, smile and read. For each, I kept the framing the same and midway through each long exposure […]
I am an Ironman Self Portraits – Big Issue of the North
September 13, 2012
A triptych of photographs from my I am an Ironman self portraits has been published in the Big Issue of the North. This came as a bit of a surprise as I had though the work would be a little too esoteric for such a publication….anyway here it is… Many thanks to Eileen who pointed […]
Assignment 3 – I am an Ironman Self Portraits – Submission
August 16, 2012
I have now submitted this work to my tutor. I must say that I very unsure of what his comments will be. The work is a little more experimental than I have normally have presented. That said to establish one’s voice as a photographer I think one has to take some risks… A pdf file […]
‘I am an Ironman’ Self Portraits – Progress
July 1, 2012
I have been continuing to work on this series. Recently I have completed a set which I am thinking of as a set which represents me ‘Ready to race’. I have a race coming up in Frankfurt one week today. At its heart this work is an autobiographical piece about what its like to train […]
Looking towards Assignment Three
June 25, 2012
Assignment three is intended to be a series of self portraits. I must say after the reception of my self portraiture work in Lanzarote, I am a little apprehensive about this project. I started the work some time ago and have posted some of the images on this blog previously. I plan to continue with […]
Lanzarote Self Portraits – mini project
June 8, 2012
Before setting off for my recent trip to Lanzarote my tutor Jesse suggested that I might make a documentary piece of my experiences. He intended that I undertake an autobiographical piece. Sadly I misunderstood his idea and produced a set of photographs based on self portraits. When making the images I had in mind the […]
Self Portrait Series
March 18, 2012
I have been continuing with my self portrait series based around the ‘I am an Ironman’ idea. I am producing a portrait series by photographing myself immediately after key workouts in my training schedule. For the photograph I will be wearing the clothing used for the workout. I am following a strict process for producing […]
“I am an Ironman” Self Portrait Project
February 26, 2012
I have been thinking about this project and will probably try a few different alternatives to see how the photographs shape up. My first thought is that this might be an extension of the main ‘I am an Ironman’ project. I would make a series of portraits of myself immediately after key workouts during my […]
Self Portrait – I am an Ironman
February 10, 2012
I have just made a self portrait to be included in the ‘I am an Ironman’ series. It is interesting making self portraits. One puts oneself in the position of the subject, so that all the uncertainties that this entails are experienced personally by the photographer. My subjects often ask me what I want them […]
February 22, 2013
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