Roger Hicks wrote:
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thanks for the links - as for going to the South of France....sure thing right after the banks forgive my debt too
docrob wrote:
thanks for the links - as for going to the South of France....sure thing right after the banks forgive my debt too
I have the advantage of you there -- I live a day's drive away from Arles...
Cheers,
R.
Jay Pat
Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA
I viewed all 3 links. Interesting!!
Pat
wonderful...but given the right lights and the 5 techs to help and the right staging...and the right lighting...I am sure half of the men and women on this site could take those pics...
but they are wonderful..in their simplicity and thought...I am in awe...but give it up to the amateurs who shoot on the fly...who get great pictures in their backyard.
ggttc wrote:
wonderful...but given the right lights and the 5 techs to help and the right staging...and the right lighting...I am sure half of the men and women on this site could take those pics...
but they are wonderful..in their simplicity and thought...I am in awe...but give it up to the amateurs who shoot on the fly...who get great pictures in their backyard.
you don't sound like you are in awe. You sound as though great image making is all about the technical aspects....good lighting....five techs....right staging etc. News flash great photography starts in the mind or heart and the simplier it is the better - simplicity and elegance go hand in hand......it is the thought that counts. Just a thought
you don't sound like you are in awe. You sound as though great image making is all about the technical aspects....good lighting....five techs....right staging etc. News flash great photography starts in the mind or heart and the simplier it is the better - simplicity and elegance go hand in hand......it is the thought that counts. Just a thought
thought well taken...will you show us some of your pictures?
Roger Hicks wrote:
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Grew up there, have family still living there. Played in that square with the fountain sans purple Rhino..ha. Thanks for sharing the photos. Went to your site, could not load, said not available?
Roger Hicks wrote:
Does anyone here regularly (or even occasionally) attend the Rencontres Photographiques in Arles in the South of France? It's the biggest gathering of fine art photographers in the world, held in the first week or so of July every year.
Cheers,
R.
Roger,
Thanks for that, it looks very interesting, if I didn't live across the pond in the US, I think I would check it out. It looks like the exhibits runs the gamut between flagrantly ostentatious to just the basics.
The cameras used in the exhibits and by patrons appears to range from Leicas to disposable cardboard.
When you tire of photography the people in Arles make good visuals as well.
I am envious of your proximity and your ability to attend every year. In the meantime I'll continue to sample others photographic works here on UH.
Thanks again for sharing,
Eric
ggttc wrote:
you don't sound like you are in awe. You sound as though great image making is all about the technical aspects....good lighting....five techs....right staging etc. News flash great photography starts in the mind or heart and the simplier it is the better - simplicity and elegance go hand in hand......it is the thought that counts. Just a thought
thought well taken...will you show us some of your pictures?
Please use the "Reply Quote" button, so we know to whom your remark is addressed.
ziastars wrote:
Grew up there, have family still living there. Played in that square with the fountain sans purple Rhino..ha. Thanks for sharing the photos. Went to your site, could not load, said not available?
Try again -- worked OK for me from Firefox. The webmaster (my brother in law in California) is currently revising the site so there may be the occasional glitch.
Must have been a wonderful place to grow up (even without magenta rhinos -- or maybe, especially without magenta rhinos).
Cheers,
R.
ggttc wrote:
wonderful...but given the right lights and the 5 techs to help and the right staging...and the right lighting...I am sure half of the men and women on this site could take those pics...
but they are wonderful..in their simplicity and thought...I am in awe...but give it up to the amateurs who shoot on the fly...who get great pictures in their backyard.
Sorry: which pictures were you talking about? There were quite a few exhibitions mentioned in those three links, after all.
As for '5 techs to help and the right staging...and the right lighting...', I can't help suspecting that your experience of some kinds of photography, or of working with assistants, may be limited. Very few fine art photographers can afford (or need) large production teams. Or even, in most cases, an assistant other than perhaps a spouse. They're just very good at working with what they've got.
Remember, too, that it's the photographer who's responsible for directing any assistants, rather than vice versa. Even faux naif photographers such as Beaton had to know when the picture looked right in the viewfinder, and that ain't going to happen by chance.
Finally, why should 'amateurs who shoot on the fly...who get great pictures in their backyard' be any more worth of praise than anyone else who gets great pictures? The more so, given that most exhibitions at Arles do not, in fact, rely on '5 techs to help and the right staging...and the right lighting...'
Cheers,
R.
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