Showing posts with label Advice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Advice. Show all posts
Monday, 4 May 2015
Wednesday, 21 January 2015
Saturday, 17 January 2015
Gabriel Orozco: "Mirror Crit"
Following on from the last post... This seems more useful than a shitty boring portfolio review, and I bet you could still make a quid out of them.
Friday, 16 January 2015
Tuesday, 20 May 2014
Harvey Benge Has Great Tips.
Image David Kregenow
Photographer, artist, book maker and kiwi Harvey Benge recently posted his guide/ pointer/things to consider list, when making a photograph. I think this list may be of some use to lots of photographers. Even with this list I know I could never take the kind of effortless (looking) pictures that Harvey takes. Anyway if you want to have a go at being a photographer/poet (and this is the Holy Grail) then take a look at the list below.
1. The content, have an idea and think about what the pictures say.
2. The form, think about what the pictures look like.
3. Consider the context of the pictures, enough or too much.
4. Consider the sweet spot or punctum.
5. Consider the value of signifiers.
6. Avoid making decoration.
7. Don't make boring pictures.
8. Don't make a picture that somebody else has made already.
9. Don't make obvious photographs.
10. Avoid making cliches.
11. Don't make silly juxtapositions.
12. Avoid the one trick pony type of photograph.
13. Make pictures that are intelligent not clever.
14. Avoid fashion for fashions sake.
15. Make the work for yourself, if a few other people like the work, that's a bonus not a given.
2. The form, think about what the pictures look like.
3. Consider the context of the pictures, enough or too much.
4. Consider the sweet spot or punctum.
5. Consider the value of signifiers.
6. Avoid making decoration.
7. Don't make boring pictures.
8. Don't make a picture that somebody else has made already.
9. Don't make obvious photographs.
10. Avoid making cliches.
11. Don't make silly juxtapositions.
12. Avoid the one trick pony type of photograph.
13. Make pictures that are intelligent not clever.
14. Avoid fashion for fashions sake.
15. Make the work for yourself, if a few other people like the work, that's a bonus not a given.
Wednesday, 26 March 2014
Friday, 1 January 2010
(Image copyright of whoever. No file info no byline but no doubt they will moan for me using this picture which I may say as an image for a search of "Manchester fireworks Newyear" just about hits the spot so well done that photographer. Now always remember to add some file info if you want people to acknowledge your work which they should but can't if you don't let us know who it's by.)Oh yeah happy 2010...........
Thursday, 8 October 2009
"Remember the turn of the millennium? An era associated with shiny new buildings, the launch of major new gallery projects across the country, culture used as a stormtrooper for regeneration.Alongside the capital projects, there was a demand from government and funders that cultural institutions demonstrate a real impact on "real people". No longer could high art be ghettoised when it was financed through the lottery."
Continue reading "on the future of museums, galleries, citizenship and culture" by URBIS Chief Exec and my day job boss Vaughan Allen.
P.S. The above picture is from The Mark Page Corporate Collection.
Thursday, 17 September 2009
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