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Picture: Triggering the Birth of Stars by Nicholas Wright
5:43 - you at first focus on the foliage, then the jewellery. Actually, I was looking at the graceful, elegant hand touching the collarbone; the bare arm, sightly wavy slicked-back hair.
What terrific new insight Aneela has shared about Ceylon and the people JMC photographed. I found the connection between The Pearl Fishers fascinating, as well as the possibility that JMC may've played the popular aria from it on her piano in Freshwater. I learned much about Sri Lanka's colonial history and the Cameron family's connection to it. Thank you, Aneela!
This is a great film....it is so interesting and well put together. I have a collection of 9.5mm film footage of the Bird family retreat at "Plas Tanat", near Welshpool. A large house sitting in about 11 acres. The footage covers the 1920s, and shows family stuff of the time...including at least one of the fabled yellow Rolls Royce's. I wonder if it may be film taken by Robert Bird...?
This guy is a discovery as an Autochrome photographer. Interestingly he experimented with flashlight, as one Autochrome plate inscription suggests, that's probably why his shots inside the home are so colourful. Would buy a book on him right away. He is missing inside the in-depth German book THE AUTOCHROME IN GREAT BRITAIN (2017). Would have liked to see some shots of his movies. Must have been amazing first to shoot in the brand new Autochrome process and then 16mm gets invented, a hundred years ago. Currently I'm shooting a 16mm film on 1912 postcards of my hometown of Kiel made from Autochrome plates :-)
I have worked with Gallium-Indium eutectics (unrelated to Lippmann photography), and I suspect that the oxide layer that quickly develops on the exposed surfaces might create problems. This oxide skin is matte in appearance and adheres to many surfaces. You could try to work around the problem by purging the plate holder with nitrogen or argon before filling it up with liquid metal alloy, but that adds lots of complexity to the already difficult technique...
Extremely moving, inspiring and life affirming. So much to admire - especially how you have confronted such traumatic family experiences and turned them into a personal cathartic photographic journey we can all learn and gain from. Many beautiful and poignant images.
A tool is a tool. How we use it and reate it to the work we create is all that matters. In time the world will accept any new tool, once the benefits and limitations are understood. That's what photographers faced in the 1840s, pxel editing software in the 90s, digital cameras in the 2000s...
In the future there will be people who get up before sunrise , carry a camera and tripod miles then wait patiently for a seagul or ship to pass and then capture that moment There will be other people quite happy to stay in bed , sit in front of a computer and let the computer do the heavy lifting I was sceptical prior to watching this presentation now I'm just sad
I agree, there is nothing quite like experiencing the real thing. Waking up in the middle of the night to be at the right location for a sunrise. That will make the image unique and full of wonders. However, I also strongly believe there are certain types of images and storytelling where this technology can come in quite handy. With content credentials and purpose, certain images will be magically be #madebyahuman. Don't be sad, there's room for everyone
In the same way that large format plate photographers were sad when compact film cameras meant that everyone could take photos easily and more cheaply. Let alone when Photoshop came out and things could be cloned out, skies replaced, composites constructed etc etc. AI further democratises image making. We are all still free to do it "properly" and the work that is being done with embedded credentials will mean that your truly photographic image will be labelled as authentic photography.
@@vsiglov I hope your right when it comes to Ai images being stamped . I think all Ai images should bear a watermark so that the viewer is aware that what they see is not real . Data tags etc will be lost in the soup IMO the photo taken with a compact camera or a large format are equally valid . They don't lie They have built a monster but listening to the replies to the questions suggests they are still trying to figure how to control the monster they have released onto the streets It all makes me more certain that my film camera and darkroom are the best place to be , artists , illustrators face a very uncertain future unless they just give up and say " if you can't beat them join them "
@@AustenGoldsmithPhotography Photos have always lied to some extent - the photographer makes all sorts of choices when taking the photo to show the "truth" they want to show. Once you get into the dark room even more creative choices are made... including compositing and removal etc (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Gustave_Rejlander ) All that's happened is that it has gotten easier and cheaper to manipulate photos over the decades. We can't hold back process to some nostalgic golden age... but we can keep using the techniques and processes we love. Painters thought portrait painting was obsolete when photography was invented... it wasn't of course... and likewise AI will not kill photography
I'm very proud to have my work published by Craig in CRB, loved them even before he emailed, finally a photobook for the masses and not just the elite. thanks again Craig from Wally Cassiddy
I missed this talk live. I doubt I would have stayed long as I will not with this recording. I hope the interviewer listens to himself. In the first five minutes he must have used "kind of" a hundred times, twice or more in one sentence a real turn off..Dafna was fine.
Excellent video, fascinating journey from being a lover of photos to being a FRPS. This story has shown Holly's love for her dogs and her love for photography. So wonderful to see the journey of her photography from being a basic average photographer, to the wonderful shots of the latter day FRPS assessment pictures. Outstanding shots, especially the black dogs and water shots. As a very basic photographer myself this definitely gives me some hope of being able to improve myself, even if just a small amount. Thanks for the talk and inspiration that we can all improve ourselves. Though personally I'd never be anywhere near as good as Holly. Great video, keep up the good work.
Congratulations. For some reason, mainly to do with coincidence, I’m reminded of a statement on Hauntology, “The future belongs to ghosts. This was spoken by Jacques Derrida in a personal appearance in the 1983 Ken Mullen film Ghost Dance. In this actress Pascale Ogier is seen to consider, then accept the revelation only then to perish soon after filming ended. As best I recall, Derrida observed that human social interactions stand above text and text stands above the visual image. Your experience began no doubt with social interactions and so an essential part of your journey was to end with this presentation, a form of social interaction. You have successfully closed the loop giving resolution. Thank you for sharing a powerful narrative that serves also to keep alive the ghost of Hannah.
Por favor, si alguien habla español.. Me gustaría saber sobre el papiro que tienen: Sub Tumm Praesidium, que es una oración ala virgen María, datada en el año 250 D.C. gracias.
Hi Simon, nice talk thank you... hopefully one day i will be successfull for an FRPS and wud prefer the certificate on the right.. it wud be nice if the logo of the society is added to the certificate. .. ashok viswanathan/chennai, india
A true artist with a deep love of his subject and an awareness of the glory of Creation and the fragile situation we have placed it in. Truly a thought provoking presentation, such stunning images, thank you Len and RPS for making it available.
Generations in 2080 - 2148 are lucky to see vivid clear pictures of their Ancestors in the 1970s and 2020s. Especially we have RU-vid, the pop culture of Tiktok, Facebook, and Instagram. In the early 21st century.
