8.
Great style, but I’d like something that ties the photos together that goes beyond styling–not necessarily a coherent narrative, but something that makes the images somehow build on each other. But I do love the mood of these, the antiquated feel. This photographer is obviously skillful. Though I also don’t get the crooked shots employed in a few of these–I’m not getting how they benefit the composition.
Antiquated. Well, I've definitely been called worse- a lot worse. It's also reported that I got style and skill. The latter two did naught to save me however as I went down in the first round of judging in the Canteen competition. I thought the photographs I submitted worked and interacted quite strongly together, obviously the judges thought otherwise and saw them as single, unrelated images, which automatically puts you at considerable disadvantage. Fair enough, I guess...
The crooked shots criticism however is, if anything- antiquated. I mean, geez, tilted horizon lines are at least as old as old man Winogrand himself! Are they necessary? Well, when they help create a composition that brings the picture to life... yes! Used with discretion, it's as valid a technique as any other compositional tool. You'd think any obviously skilled photographer, with style, would know that...
Great style, but I’d like something that ties the photos together that goes beyond styling–not necessarily a coherent narrative, but something that makes the images somehow build on each other. But I do love the mood of these, the antiquated feel. This photographer is obviously skillful. Though I also don’t get the crooked shots employed in a few of these–I’m not getting how they benefit the composition.
Antiquated. Well, I've definitely been called worse- a lot worse. It's also reported that I got style and skill. The latter two did naught to save me however as I went down in the first round of judging in the Canteen competition. I thought the photographs I submitted worked and interacted quite strongly together, obviously the judges thought otherwise and saw them as single, unrelated images, which automatically puts you at considerable disadvantage. Fair enough, I guess...
The crooked shots criticism however is, if anything- antiquated. I mean, geez, tilted horizon lines are at least as old as old man Winogrand himself! Are they necessary? Well, when they help create a composition that brings the picture to life... yes! Used with discretion, it's as valid a technique as any other compositional tool. You'd think any obviously skilled photographer, with style, would know that...
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| Photo: Gary Winogrand (on the straight and narrow) |
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| Photo: Gary Winogrand (listing into photographic history) |
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Not a little bitter are we :)
Honestly... bitter no, but even though I didn't go into this expecting to win- you can't help but feel... disappointed.
I got two more entries this year, if I don't get a bite in those two- a bit bitter is about right...
One small solace- I started my portrait project and aced my first one- a very important, albeit very small step of (hopefully) many more to follow...
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