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It is s narrow view from someone who spends a lot of time not only taking, but studying pictures of statues. Something I've done for nearly ten years.
It's a narrow view from someone whose favorite pictures ... out of the couple dozen I've taken that I think ate my tops... Are pictures of Angel statues.
I'm not saying you can't take pictures of statues that won't be appreciated. .. I'm not saying you can't take pictures of statues that won't have some photographic merit. Your picture here alone proves its possible. What I'm saying is that in the broad scope of pictures in the world that people regard as exceptional that I you just won't find many of statues. To be honest I think I've seen one.
And again. .. I love them.
Hi guys. I am following this thread with an interest, I never have had an opportunity to really analyze approach to statue photography and I mean here people like statues. Is this a portrait photography ? Or isn't ? What should be my approach ? I se a portrait photography as an obligation to show the character of the subject, but as the statues are nor really living creatures are we free to show our feelings about someone else's work ?What ALL of the pictures have in this thread is that they're not JUST pictures of statues. There was thought in the composition and there is a mood and such captured. But they are still just pictures of someone else's work.
What ALL of the pictures have in this thread is that they're not JUST pictures of statues. There was thought in the composition and there is a mood and such captured. But they are still just pictures of someone else's work.
BKS... No offense. I don't see anything in your shots that raises them above what is typical.
Again... like mine... like many of them... they're pictures of statues.
What ALL of the pictures have in this thread is that they're not JUST pictures of statues. There was thought in the composition and there is a mood and such captured. But they are still just pictures of someone else's work.
Hi guys. I am following this thread with an interest, I never have had an opportunity to really analyze approach to statue photography and I mean here people like statues. Is this a portrait photography ? Or isn't ? What should be my approach ? I se a portrait photography as an obligation to show the character of the subject, but as the statues are nor really living creatures are we free to show our feelings about someone else's work ?What ALL of the pictures have in this thread is that they're not JUST pictures of statues. There was thought in the composition and there is a mood and such captured. But they are still just pictures of someone else's work.
Hey, the guy here needs some better than mine advice:
http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/black-white-gallery/334358-they-go-down-sea-ships.html
What ALL of the pictures have in this thread is that they're not JUST pictures of statues. There was thought in the composition and there is a mood and such captured. But they are still just pictures of someone else's work.
It's true, and yet many of us are so drawn to them we want to find a way to capture them.
I will play along, since I've been following this discussion as well - and I've shot many a statue picture! I am especially fond of cemetery art.
Here is one. I made this print and toned it in sepia:
This is one of my (many) horrible scans, but this is one I shot with a Lensbaby, then toned in gold:
I think the challenge for us is to try to imprint our own interpretation of what draws us to these statues. For me, that usually means a B&W capture so I can think of my own color, or the use of the Lensbaby to add that feeling of "other-worldlyness" that I mentioned in reference to the OP's troll king image.
I agree with Terri, I like the way the circular background frames the statue but without the ledge showing it might make it seem a little more fantasy than reality. I'm interested in paper negatives and want to try that process sometime; looking at your site and Facebook page it looks like you've created some wonderfully done photographs.