Wednesday, December 19, 2007
The First Project
Our first assignment in our pinhole photography class was to take a picture of a hole. This hole could be a literal hole or a metaphorical hole or really just anything conceptually that goes along with the "hole" theme. The next four scanned 3x5 negatives are what I came up with.
The Bathroom in Bradley Hall Series
These pinhole photographs were done indoors with artificial spots. The exposure time for them ranged three to five minutes. I had a very patient model! The pinhole camera was great for this indoor exposure. Although my model had to stay still for a very long time, this effect, the deep shadows and fogginess of the series was exactly what I had wanted for this shoot. The bathroom in Bradley Hall at Rutgers- Newark is an incredible set with a very particular character that I was able to portray through the pinhole medium.
Spain
The next two sets of pinhole negatives were taken in different locations in Spain in November 2007. The first three are alike in that the subject matter of the photographs is an even combination of people and setting. The initial focus for a photographer would have been the people as subjects but the mechanics of the pinhole camera follow through with the element of surprise. In the end it seems that these photographs were a meditation on space as a motion holder. The human element is almost completely unrecognizable but nonetheless an important element that gives purpose to the space.
Medinat Azahara, Cordoba, Spain 2007
The following pinhole photographs are from a trip that i took to Spain in November 2007. These are some 3x5 negatives of a trip to the ancient Arabic ruins, the city of Medinat Azahara. These ruins are in Cordoba a small city in Andalucia, Spain. The indoor shot would prove impossible because the ancient structures were actually built to keep the inhabitants cool in the opressive summer heat which can be in the 130 degees F range. So instead these are some of the outdoor corridors of the ancient palace and a general view of the landscape.
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