Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
If "The 3rd Element in Photography" renders it "exceptional" how is this achieved?
The term "Third Element" was used in early Soviet Revolutionary Russia to cover those trained artists, economists, mathematicians and technocrats who together with appointed and elected officials allowed the system to flourish and expand.
In photography first Use of such a "3rd element" concept addressed "ISO" or sensitivity to light of film emulsion. Then, for others it was conceived to be the "realization of the forms and composition of the photograph to a final print with an artfull and dynamically distributed set of tonalities and texture. That time has passed. Sometimes the photograph is not printed but may be shown on a screen. Still the "realization" is a stage of production, but often done in software.
Une the 21st century, we now still refer, (see post #5) to a "3rd element" in photography. It seems to represent some essential nuance or motif that has to be present to transform a well-crafted composition to one that transcends "what it is" to be super-magnetic, worthy and worth calling attention to.
So do you have any individual images or sets by any photographer you can post here to explain what this 3rd element might be?
Asher
The term "Third Element" was used in early Soviet Revolutionary Russia to cover those trained artists, economists, mathematicians and technocrats who together with appointed and elected officials allowed the system to flourish and expand.
In photography first Use of such a "3rd element" concept addressed "ISO" or sensitivity to light of film emulsion. Then, for others it was conceived to be the "realization of the forms and composition of the photograph to a final print with an artfull and dynamically distributed set of tonalities and texture. That time has passed. Sometimes the photograph is not printed but may be shown on a screen. Still the "realization" is a stage of production, but often done in software.
Une the 21st century, we now still refer, (see post #5) to a "3rd element" in photography. It seems to represent some essential nuance or motif that has to be present to transform a well-crafted composition to one that transcends "what it is" to be super-magnetic, worthy and worth calling attention to.
So do you have any individual images or sets by any photographer you can post here to explain what this 3rd element might be?
Asher