"For some time several photographers have been
interested in trying to show that there are other moments other than Henri Cartier Bresson's
decisive one.
These four shots are one of my first attempts at trying to
do this. They were taken through the
window of Cafe Rouge in Brindley Square
over no more than five minutes. I find the way the blurred figures blend in to
the images fascinating. You may have to
look very closely to see those figures. That's deliberate as they are passing
elements within the image while the lettering and buildings are static. The
waiter thought I was bonkers as probably
others will also do but there has to be more to photography than that single
mind blowing image or even a set of three such images."
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More about Henri Cartier Bresson:
"10 Things We Can Learn
from Henri Cartier Bresson"
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We have two excellent articles about HCB but there is the other side of the coin. Photographers have been experimenting with the indecisive moment for years, from at least the early ‘40s if not before. I’ll freely admit to being highly influenced by Frank and Klein. http://www.americansuburbx.com/2010/06/theory-indecisive-moment-frank-klein.html
ReplyDeleteAlso have a look at the work of Garry Winogrand and browse the book list, there is some very thought provoking stuff in this comprehensive site.
Love the photos Tony...particularly the contrast between the static watcher and the movement of the watched....also the cohesion given by the window lettering. Message....the world changes but is always the same?
ReplyDeleteAlso find the Cartier Bresson discussion interesting, although not too sure what it means. Is photography an art form which makes connections, poses questions, shapes perceived reality etc....or does it merely holds a mirror up to nature? Pause for thought....
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Thanks Ann glad you like them. I really wanted to display these as a strip of 4 images with the idea that while there was a common element between each image, as you say, the window, there was also a transient element that hints that there were also all those 'moments' between each image that were not recorded. Hope that makes sense.
DeletePhotography as an art form? Standards and tastes have changed since HCB, today there is so much manipulation that it's hard to know if what you are looking at is the photographers intended image. This stuff is really digital art and there are some excellent practitioners who do not claim to be photographers. Thankfully there are still some 'real' photographers who place the integrity of their work above the wonders of manipulation, these people do make connections, ask questions and present their perceived reality. As for holding a mirror up to nature I'll leave that to the club world natural history types and those landscape togs who don't attempt to interpret the landscape.
Hi
ReplyDeleteClick on the first image to enlarge it then you will be able to click to each image in a strip.
The blog software isn't friendly re the placement of images. It gets in a tizzy and puts them all over the place although it offers options of left, centre and right! To get near to what we want I make a grid in Word and copied and pasted it on the blog but it still takes some juggling! One way I could think of doing what you want - i.e. a strip would be to make the photos into a one file strip in Photoshop but the images would then appear very small and lose the transient element.
ReplyDeletePlease don't go to all that trouble, I know how unhelpful software can be but hopefully viewers will use their imagination.
DeleteIt's no problem Tony - I'm learning as I go so the more challenges I get all the better!
ReplyDeleteJust found that I missed your Gaudi images. Rectified now. They are super.