Metamorphosis
I bought a new book last week - "John Blakemore's Black and White Photography Workshop" and it has changed the way I consider my photo taking completely. It is a bit of a darkroom manual, it is a bit technical at times, but it also goes into great details about the emotional and psychological side of Blakemore's pictures - especially his Tulip series which is just amazing. I've seen quite a few original prints of the pictures in the book before and now to see the hows and whys is incredible.
So ... I have embarked upon a new journey to change my way of seeing. I am not going to look so much at the subject, and consider photographing the light as the main impetus of the image. I have set myself a project - every 14 days I am going to go up to Kings Wood (nr Ashford, only a short walk from my house) at dawn or dusk and just photograph the forest - one roll per visit for 12 months. I'm hoping I'll be able to look at what I've acheived over the year and see a journey of improvement and metamorphosis (something Blakemore is very much "into"). I'm going to be technical yet spontaneous ... if something grabs, I shoot and try to get a feel for why something grabs me as it does.
This is from my 1st visit last night. Unfortunately I had a bit of a spanner attack when loading the reel and fogged the film a little - but this has come out ok, and I reckon should print fine.
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Beautiful texture on the trunk combined with the shadow. Nice shot.
What an excellent idea, Leon. I can't wait to see the progression.
Love your work, Leon, and this is a prime example why. Just a great mood picture.
I'm a book-a-holic (any book, not just photography books) so I didn't need much impetus past your praise to buy this book. Should have it by the end of July, depending upon the postal system.
Love it, Leon.
Clearly, the new finding the light approach is working.
:)
Beautiful, it worked really well.
Blakemore is GOD an inspirational photographer.
Spanner attack! OMG!
Read your post with interest and await the results with even more. Lead on Druid.
I can't tell you how many times I've read Henry Horenstein's b&w basic manual and I'm still in the dark...room. Har. Leon, hello and your photograph is lovely with the leaves playing up those shadows as we used to do as kids with a lamp and back wall. They really make for some terrific and fun shapes to boot. I see a bat. Leon's such a nice boy...
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