Thanks for the comments folks. Glad to hear T-Bone.
Mado you managed to crack me up. I am an avid poster in many websites from
Japan to Sweden and obviously in the US as well. I am very fond of Fredmiranda
as a site for images but I got to tell you that its the only place where routinely
one is questioned about the basics of photography, aesthetics choices and then
there is this incredible obsession with sharpness. Almost a religion around here.
As a photography/film student long time ago at Stanford U. and SF U. respectively
I remember being asked to turn off the automatic functions on my camera and go
manual so that I could make choices of DOF, focus and engage in a more deliberate
process of making images.
I am presently experimenting with various Japanese aesthetic modes. Iki/Wabi-Sabi/
and Mono no Aware.
As to the sharpness or out of focus I certainly appreciate your bewilderement but
consider that photography is far more than that. That said I too make images that
are sharp. Here:
and I am not a neophite to cameras of all stripes including medium formats and large
formats including collodion. Many of which have extremely expensive lenses and the
sharpest around... well you get the idea. Here are some of my film babies:
Kaden K. wrote:
Thanks for the comments folks. Glad to hear T-Bone.
Mado you managed to crack me up. I am an avid poster in many websites from
Japan to Sweden and obviously in the US as well. I am very fond of Fredmiranda
as a site for images but I got to tell you that its the only place where routinely
one is questioned about the basics of photography, aesthetics choices and then
there is this incredible obsession with sharpness. Almost a religion around here.
As a photography/film student long time ago at Stanford U. and SF U. respectively
I remember being asked to turn off the automatic functions on my camera and go
manual so that I could make choices of DOF, focus and engage in a more deliberate
process of making images.
I am presently experimenting with various Japanese aesthetic modes. Iki/Wabi-Sabi/
and Mono no Aware.
As to the sharpness or out of focus I certainly appreciate your bewilderement but
consider that photography is far more than that. That said I too make images that
are sharp. Here:
and I am not a neophite to cameras of all stripes including medium formats and large
formats including collodion. Many of which have extremely expensive lenses and the
sharpest around... well you get the idea. Here are some of my film babies:
Photography is just about making an image on some medium whether it's a digital sensor, film or whatever. In this day and age, the etymology of the word image has been forgotten. It's imagine. Imagination is many times about some kind of emotional content and really doesn't care about blown out highlights, oversaturation, focus, blur, level horizons or anything. If those things support the content, then so much the better, but they are merely a means to an end, not the end itself and their individual properties in an image can vary widely depending on what you want to achieve. There is no absolutely "right" way. It's the overall effect of all together that either support what your trying to do or not. Why I said all this I have no idea. Oh yeah, I like the light bulbs. I like photography that is all about tonality, light and dark areas etc.
sothsayerman wrote:
Photography is just about making an image on some medium whether it's a digital sensor, film or whatever. In this day and age, the etymology of the word image has been forgotten. It's imagine. Imagination is many times about some kind of emotional content and really doesn't care about blown out highlights, oversaturation, focus, blur, level horizons or anything. If those things support the content, then so much the better, but they are merely a means to an end, not the end itself and their individual properties in an image can vary widely depending on what you want to achieve. There is no absolutely "right" way. It's the overall effect of all together that either support what your trying to do or not. Why I said all this I have no idea. Oh yeah, I like the light bulbs. I like photography that is all about tonality, light and dark areas etc. ...Show more →
Thank you for the lesson. We all know that photography is your own. Mado
soothsayerman wrote:
Photography is just about making an image on some medium whether it's a digital sensor, film or whatever. In this day and age, the etymology of the word image has been forgotten. It's imagine. Imagination is many times about some kind of emotional content and really doesn't care about blown out highlights, oversaturation, focus, blur, level horizons or anything. If those things support the content, then so much the better, but they are merely a means to an end, not the end itself and their individual properties in an image can vary widely depending on what you want to achieve. There is no absolutely "right" way. It's the overall effect of all together that either support what your trying to do or not. Why I said all this I have no idea. Oh yeah, I like the light bulbs. I like photography that is all about tonality, light and dark areas etc. ...Show more →
Perfect! Well said!
I have my own motto since becoming involved in photography.
"My goal is to create images that either make the viewer smile or cry. If I happen to get some things 'technically correct' while doing so, then that's just a bonus." And yes, this is how i really approach it.
kaden i enjoyed your 1/2 past paradise gallery thoroughly. i seemed to detect influences from diane arbus,cartier bresson and helmut newton among others.
i too used OM slrs in shooting films, including the OMG, OM2S Program and finally settled on my all time favorite the OM1N seen here: http://northland.smugmug.com/photos/256860739_nUih7-S.jpg
Thanks for sharing your work here. Take care. Bob
Thank you T-bone1, bsirjani, glyons, charliec, Robert Spencer and VladKenner
for your comments.
Indeed, I am a late comer to the Olympus OM system. I just bought one recently
because I was so impressed with the bokeh on the zuiko lenses and surprised at
the low prices on them. The OM2n was the camera several friends recommended.
It does not disappoint and I expect to purchase a few more zuiko lenses.
I actually compare the bokeh I get from them with a much more expensive, rare and
coveted lens like the Canon 0,95 50mm. I am somehow of late attracted to lenses
that can deliver a certain bokeh. My latest compulsion is to use an Exakta 66 MOD III
with a Schneider lens. Its all good.
PS. Awesome images on your website Glyons and Robert Spencer. Glyons I
have a friend who uses Kat Love as a model in SF as well. Here is a link:
Mado
Thank you for the lesson. We all know that photography is your own. Mado 