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Pictorialist Photography
I had been developing my particular style of photography for a few years before it was pointed out how similar my work was to the Pictorialist photographers of times past. Before then I had not even heard of Pictorialist’s. Surely I would have had some introduction to their work through my prior studies in photography. [...]
In: The Subject of Art · Tagged with: art, cows, history, pasture, pictorialist photography
Saddle Up
It is no secret that I’ve been doing a lot of reading on the history behind Pictorialist photography. This reading has lead me to read about different print processes and alternative photography methods in use today. It is also no secret, to those that know me well, that I have often talked about wanting to [...]
In: The Subject of Art · Tagged with: art, Monthly Print, Pictorialist, printmaking
A Series Of Questions
Margaret Harker in the book “The Linked Ring” writes:
The image construction of a photograph is entirely different from that of a free-hand drawing or painting. Nevertheless, it is creative thought and visual discrimination combined with manual dexterity which distinguishes the master painter from the hack; likewise it is creative thought and visual discrimination combined with [...]
