I found this series of photos about the geometry of everyday life, on CNN’s website and it reminded me that there often is a certain geometry in human, as well as natural, environments.
The NGV in Melbourne currently has a show of Jean Paul Gaultier’s fashion stuff. Which must be great, if you like fashion and textiles. I’m not a huge fan. But, as I was passing, I thought that I would pop in, ignore the crowds and go and see the somewhat lower key exhibition of photographer Alex Prager.
A little while ago (great photographs with awfully bad lenses), I rambled on about how I didn’t care that much about how good certain lenses were supposed to be. I still don’t. But, just for a bit of fun, I decided to see how much difference there really is between different versions of a particular lens. In this case, the Olympus Zuiko 50mm f1.4.
The recent death of Jane Bown reminded me how many iconic photographs there are out there, that I don’t necessarily know who the photographer behind the lens was.
Looking at some of her back catalogue, I felt slightly ashamed that I’d never learned her name, although I was aware of some of her work. Certainly, the Samuel Beckett portrait is as iconic as any other.
A great loss, but a great photographic life.
Photography is supposed to be about light – its reflection and capture. All loaded words, of course. And photographers have been quoted talking about light for as long as photographic processes have been around. Stieglitz, for example; “Wherever there is light, one can photograph”.
Although I’ve been a designer for many years, I’ve never been interested in packaging design. Bores me rigid, for the most part. The designers that I’ve known who work in this field, have generally been very devoted to packaging of all types – toothpaste tubes, washing power boxes and so on.
So, I finally bought a full frame digital camera. A Sony A7, since you ask.
Do I feel any different? Well, not especially. But it’s too early to tell if and to what degree it will affect my photography. I’ve no illusions that it will improve the quality of my photographs. But that wasn’t the reason that I bought it. The reasons were as follows: Read More
