Comments on: Prepare to show

By: Dirk

Dirk — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:44:21 +0000

Umm… As to the maxim “Digital sees light in a vastly different manner”

“lenses, Depths of field, parallax correction… even tonal ranges are completely different. ”

Cool – examples with commentary please… start with these for example.

By: owl

owl — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:27:50 +0000

Umm… As to the maxim” digital does not add anything substantially new to image making, you could not be further from the truth. Why not simply say 4×5″ photography does noting that a medium format camera cant. Come on
Digital sees light in a vastly different manner. Since recording light is based on a digital system not analogue silver (Chemical) system, lenses, Depths of field, parallax correction… even tonal ranges are completely different. Some digital can essentially see in the dark. Personally, I am a film guy but i could never say such an asinine statement as that.

By: Rosie

Rosie — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:27:57 +0000

That was an interesting essay you wrote. Talking about camera its brought back a special memory long ago, I lost my camera case cover somewhere over the mountain. Not too long later I had a new one. Just never know something can bring your memory back thousand miles away. Now I am no longer own that camera, but I had brought a new digital canon camera. I always enjoy taking picture and never forget my old film canon camera.

By: Dirk

Dirk — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:50:02 +0000

I think 17×22 is closer.

Actually the photo above is rotated to its side, which may look a little strange. It is hanging from the pegs on the left.

I don’t have the pics online I’m afraid. I am finding it harder to justify the effort of putting work online, especially the quality stuff.

By: tokyo camera style

tokyo camera style — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:12:53 +0000

I was able to make it to the show and can indeed vouch for the 14×17 size. The unattached clips in the left foreground make it look smaller- the ones attached to the print at the right are the right size for 14×17. It’s a kind of an odd print size, but suitable for exhibition. Dirk, were the mats 16×20?

By: Clive France

Clive France — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:56:55 +0000

These are 14″ x 17″? The streaked photo example looks considerably smaller. Is there a link to the whole set? It’d be interesting to see the selection you went with.

By: richo

richo — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:12:22 +0000

I can only agree with you. It This post, especially the second half, could not come for me in better time. Thanks!

By: Dirk

Dirk — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:24:08 +0000

Thank you Gary. I am pleased with the results and having my photos up. It was an important experience for me in many ways, I will try to elaborate in future posts.

By: Gary Haigh

Gary Haigh — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:03:14 +0000

I too have difficulties taking pictures where I live but none at all when I travel. However my portraits are all done here where I live in South Australia. They can be found on Leica Boutique website.
Best wishes for your exhibition and many thanks for Japan Exposures which keeps me reading about photography in a country I just love visiting.

Regards,

Gary Haigh

By: Ranger 9

Ranger 9 — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:17:36 +0000

You are right, displaying prints gives images a tangibility that they don’t have as computer-viewed images, and that brings up interesting issues of confrontation and commitment that you don’t get just by posting them online.

The first year I had a gallery exhibit, just at the stage where I had finished the prints and was lining them up trying to decide on the hanging order, I suddenly became crushingly depressed about them. I was sure they were completely trivial, that no one would want to see them, and that it was a waste of time to go on with the exhibit.

However, I had to go on because I felt obligated to do the show. And once the prints were on the wall, I felt much better about them.

The next year, at exactly the same stage, I felt exactly the same crushing depression. And the year after that, and so on… eventually I realized it was going to happen at that stage EVERY time I did a show. I’m glad to know I’m not the only person who has this problem!