Antonio Correia
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For some time now I have been photographing working instruments so I can make a project out of it.
This time all images will be square. Easier composition, good results.
I am not sure if it will be in pure black and white or some duotone I may have already...
Today, I have been selecting some photographs that can be incorporated in the project. Later, I will make another crop until I reach at least 20 nice images.
Slowly I will get there...
But the aim of this thread is not restricted to the subject above but to something else.
Last Saturday afternoon I went to a local photographic exhibition where five photographers were represented.
Three of them worked as a team under the same concept. Indeed, the images presented - all with the same size and "treatment" - could not be in visual terms visually separated one from the other. So, it was not possible to identify it's author by the look: They all were alike.
Here is an option I would never adopt if ever I was integrated in a small group photographing under a theme. I think each person should have his own identity and mean of expression.
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I had a talk with two of the photographers.
They told me that the treatment of the images had been done by the lab, not by them. They just moved to the lab with the photographs on the cards, downloaded them with some guide lines to the person in charge, came back to check the work a couple of days ago and ordered him to print the images.
How different my work is.
I do everything from the beginning to the end ! Only the frames and canvas are out sourced...
This time all images will be square. Easier composition, good results.
I am not sure if it will be in pure black and white or some duotone I may have already...
Today, I have been selecting some photographs that can be incorporated in the project. Later, I will make another crop until I reach at least 20 nice images.
Slowly I will get there...
But the aim of this thread is not restricted to the subject above but to something else.
Last Saturday afternoon I went to a local photographic exhibition where five photographers were represented.
Three of them worked as a team under the same concept. Indeed, the images presented - all with the same size and "treatment" - could not be in visual terms visually separated one from the other. So, it was not possible to identify it's author by the look: They all were alike.
Here is an option I would never adopt if ever I was integrated in a small group photographing under a theme. I think each person should have his own identity and mean of expression.
-
I had a talk with two of the photographers.
They told me that the treatment of the images had been done by the lab, not by them. They just moved to the lab with the photographs on the cards, downloaded them with some guide lines to the person in charge, came back to check the work a couple of days ago and ordered him to print the images.
How different my work is.
I do everything from the beginning to the end ! Only the frames and canvas are out sourced...