An exercise from Greg. We needed to take a picture that illustrated intimacy.
We breathe ourselves out and away, like a perfume.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
An exercise from Greg. We needed to take a picture that illustrated intimacy.
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Greg Heisler,
portraits
Clark Art Institute
Friday, September 25, 2009
This was the day that changed it all. I found friends in my class! I'm so glad I asked J if I could ride with him. Hanging out with S, C, M, and him was a blast. It must have been funny to them when they saw me eating with a spoon and a fork in the Chinese restaurant.
The Clark Art Institute was a wonderful museum. My favorite room was the Claude Monet/Renoir wing. It was an impressive collection and the light from the ceiling was beautiful.
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The Clark Art Institute was a wonderful museum. My favorite room was the Claude Monet/Renoir wing. It was an impressive collection and the light from the ceiling was beautiful.
24/7 Photography
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
I'm just so happy. This is the first time that I'm actually doing something substantial in a long time. Despite my insecurities, I feel like I'm doing what's right for me. It's strangely nice to actively move towards a goal, even if it entailed leaving home. Honestly, it still takes a couple of moments to digest my current situation--I'm actually here? I'm actually here!
It was daunting at first--the packing, the attempt to settle down in a new place, the driving. I thought I wouldn't find friends, being this old. But people gravitate towards each other, mingling thoughts. It's surprising to meet such focused teenagers, to be honest. There are no words to describe how grateful I am for this chance. I'm surrounded by such talented people here. There's no way I'm leaving this place unscathed, unchanged.
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It was daunting at first--the packing, the attempt to settle down in a new place, the driving. I thought I wouldn't find friends, being this old. But people gravitate towards each other, mingling thoughts. It's surprising to meet such focused teenagers, to be honest. There are no words to describe how grateful I am for this chance. I'm surrounded by such talented people here. There's no way I'm leaving this place unscathed, unchanged.
ATTITUDE = 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%
Sunday, September 13, 2009
A glimpse of the past three days
Only you know what you need. (Arnold Newman)
http://www.arnoldnewmanarchive.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/07/arts/07newman.html
(Greggory Heisler)
http://www.gregoryheisler.com
You can't trust your eyes if your imagination is out of focus.
Portraiture is about taking a great record of the face. You need to create defined circumstances to set up the moment.
It can completely be your thing. People don't know until they see it. Show your work. What you have to offer is your uniqueness and everyone has that already. Even twins.
If you leave me alone, I'll kill myself for you. If you tell me what to do, I can't wait to go home.
(Barbara Bordnick)
http://www.barbarabordnick.com
Portraits- You make yourself or they make you. It's about "getting to people." Find something about them that is uniquely them. RESEARCH. BE PREPARED. Motivate something to happen.
Every photograph you take is a self-portrait. What it is that you do to get something from people. It's a part of you. You are a valid person in this situation.
There's a story for every one of these [pictures]. Even if some were disastrous, they were wonderful stories nonetheless.
Critics created 'style.' Point-of-view--it's the one thing you have that makes you different.
Q. What's your 'style'?
I've always had beauty in life. I am attracted to things that have mystery. It's the sensuous aspect. I shoot "the way I'd like to be touched." You like a nude because you can't touch them. [the light touches them].
Fashion has nothing to do with real people. It's fantasy. I'm interested in photography that shows what I could or want to see on the street. It's about possibilities.
I should have the experience in the lens. Within the lens. There's something I don't like about cropping after. The subject is in my personal world. I'd like to think that I could contain them within my frame. (That's why most of the pictures are tightly cropped).
Luck is like a steamroller. You gotta be in the right path/direction. A lot of things happened because I had to find my own way. It's about having to find yourself. How to make it all yours. I also had a good understanding of the human body.
(Greg H. & Barbara Bordnick)
Contemporary portraits see to lack GESTURE. The body should reflect the face. Hands and eyes are the most expressive parts of the human body besides the obvious mouth. It's disastrous to tell people what to do. Direct them.
How does one develop taste?
The only way to get into fashion is to be an assistant. You have to be immersed in it in order to function on the level and style and creativity that the people in the business function on. You need to expose yourself to inspiring things. Go to a museum. Listen to music. You need to be curious. You need to be an interesting person. Surround yourself with people with style and taste. Develop a sense of color.
W- best fashion magazine. Next is Italian/French Vogue.
Photographing Men Vs. Women
For a man, interesting lighting. "His face has a topography that's so amazing."
For women, They want to be beautiful. Society has placed enormous value on women; it's a different aesthetic demand.
Clay Patrick Mcbride
http://www.claypatrickmcbride.com
Not to look but to see the world.
It's a process.
Be a poetic image maker.
Pay attention to the marketplace.
You don't get another chance to make a first impression.
Start that relationship with a camera that you love. Be familiar with it.
There's room for everyone who wants it.
"Darwin photographer" = ADAPT.
about lighting...He who does the most with the least, wins.
It's the journey, not the destination.
Aim for simple pictures that have some honesty.
TRUST + ACCESS = Good storytelling.
It's about Moments vs. Ideas
Photograph what you love. Photograph what you understand.
Look for a mentor.
www.eddieadamsworkshop.com
He selflessly dedicated his life to storytelling. Record life as it happens.
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Only you know what you need. (Arnold Newman)
http://www.arnoldnewmanarchive.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/07/arts/07newman.html
(Greggory Heisler)
http://www.gregoryheisler.com
You can't trust your eyes if your imagination is out of focus.
Portraiture is about taking a great record of the face. You need to create defined circumstances to set up the moment.
It can completely be your thing. People don't know until they see it. Show your work. What you have to offer is your uniqueness and everyone has that already. Even twins.
If you leave me alone, I'll kill myself for you. If you tell me what to do, I can't wait to go home.
(Barbara Bordnick)
http://www.barbarabordnick.com
Portraits- You make yourself or they make you. It's about "getting to people." Find something about them that is uniquely them. RESEARCH. BE PREPARED. Motivate something to happen.
Every photograph you take is a self-portrait. What it is that you do to get something from people. It's a part of you. You are a valid person in this situation.
There's a story for every one of these [pictures]. Even if some were disastrous, they were wonderful stories nonetheless.
Critics created 'style.' Point-of-view--it's the one thing you have that makes you different.
Q. What's your 'style'?
I've always had beauty in life. I am attracted to things that have mystery. It's the sensuous aspect. I shoot "the way I'd like to be touched." You like a nude because you can't touch them. [the light touches them].
Fashion has nothing to do with real people. It's fantasy. I'm interested in photography that shows what I could or want to see on the street. It's about possibilities.
I should have the experience in the lens. Within the lens. There's something I don't like about cropping after. The subject is in my personal world. I'd like to think that I could contain them within my frame. (That's why most of the pictures are tightly cropped).
Luck is like a steamroller. You gotta be in the right path/direction. A lot of things happened because I had to find my own way. It's about having to find yourself. How to make it all yours. I also had a good understanding of the human body.
(Greg H. & Barbara Bordnick)
Contemporary portraits see to lack GESTURE. The body should reflect the face. Hands and eyes are the most expressive parts of the human body besides the obvious mouth. It's disastrous to tell people what to do. Direct them.
How does one develop taste?
The only way to get into fashion is to be an assistant. You have to be immersed in it in order to function on the level and style and creativity that the people in the business function on. You need to expose yourself to inspiring things. Go to a museum. Listen to music. You need to be curious. You need to be an interesting person. Surround yourself with people with style and taste. Develop a sense of color.
W- best fashion magazine. Next is Italian/French Vogue.
Photographing Men Vs. Women
For a man, interesting lighting. "His face has a topography that's so amazing."
For women, They want to be beautiful. Society has placed enormous value on women; it's a different aesthetic demand.
Clay Patrick Mcbride
http://www.claypatrickmcbride.com
Not to look but to see the world.
It's a process.
Be a poetic image maker.
Pay attention to the marketplace.
You don't get another chance to make a first impression.
Start that relationship with a camera that you love. Be familiar with it.
There's room for everyone who wants it.
"Darwin photographer" = ADAPT.
about lighting...He who does the most with the least, wins.
It's the journey, not the destination.
Aim for simple pictures that have some honesty.
TRUST + ACCESS = Good storytelling.
It's about Moments vs. Ideas
Photograph what you love. Photograph what you understand.
Look for a mentor.
www.eddieadamsworkshop.com
He selflessly dedicated his life to storytelling. Record life as it happens.
Moving again.
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
...but I just wanted to ask you which way I ought to go. Well, that depends on where you want to get to.
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Labels:
lost
Royal Blue CRV day
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Finally getting my car today. Welcome to the real world...
Welcome to Miami (bienvenido a Miami)
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Labels:
street photography
Gigantic
A pick-up game is something unplanned where people respond to events as they happen.
This movie had the strangest set of characters I've ever watched.
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This movie had the strangest set of characters I've ever watched.
Labels:
movies
Moving Day 1
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
One way in...one way out.
It would be an understatement to say that it was a wreck. Hahaha. The look on my mom's face was priceless. The living room was covered in blue tarp (I forgot to take a picture) and the landlord's power tools were scattered around together with the flecks of paint that he chipped off the walls.
Here's how it looked:
I think the landlord got carried away with the wall panels. At least I have a brick wall now! Yay!
the kitchen.
Putting the bed together...
("preserved art"-->we found paintings inside the refrigerator...)
After a couple of hours...
TADA!
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It would be an understatement to say that it was a wreck. Hahaha. The look on my mom's face was priceless. The living room was covered in blue tarp (I forgot to take a picture) and the landlord's power tools were scattered around together with the flecks of paint that he chipped off the walls.
Here's how it looked:
I think the landlord got carried away with the wall panels. At least I have a brick wall now! Yay!
the kitchen.
Putting the bed together...
("preserved art"-->we found paintings inside the refrigerator...)
After a couple of hours...
TADA!
Labels:
turners falls
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Sleep comes roughly these days, almost instantaneous actually, like a sharp blow on the head. The pain comes after the dreamlessness. A heavy weight stabilizes my heart that continues to beat against me. And exhausted as I am, I still wake up loving you.
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Labels:
insomnia
Two for the Road
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Script
"I can see myself stuck on this boat for life,
going backwards and forwards."
"If there's one thing I really despise,
it's an indispensable woman."
"Why is it, when you give a woman what
she wants, she gets so bloody minded?
You don't give me what I want.
You give me what you want to give me."
Labels:
recommended movies
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