Thursday, April 2, 2009

Options and Motives

So yesterday I spoke with some of my classes about cameras, we discussed how we can talk about them, describe them, how and why cameras differ, and some of the corresponding strengths and weaknesses. In doing so I showed them my antique 8 x 10 field camera. This thing is a relic, it is over 100 years old at this point, but it still more or less works. Anyway when ever I share it the students find it rather interesting, and usually are curious as to whether or not it still works, and in fact it does. This is an image from "Interior Motives" that I am particularly fond of. It was shot using Fuji Crystal Archive color paper as the negative, which I rated at ISO 12.

"Untitled" from Interior Motives, a 8 x 10 contact print

2 comments:

  1. Why did you title it "Interior Motives"?
    Stinky

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  2. Dear Stinky,

    I titled the work Interior Motives because I wanted to have fun with the title. The work was started because of act of buying a home, and the personal desire to document that at times exciting and intimidating experience. The word Interior plays off the portraiture aspect of documenting the house and the personal place the project originated from. Hope this helps.

    JM

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