Formal Imagery
October 11th, 2011 by Kris
Recently, I read a quote from a photographer that I don’t know that said something to the extent of “I stopped making formal images, and just started shooting what’s infront of me.” This has been in the back of mind for the last 2 weeks and I’m still not sure what to do with it. What did he mean by formal? For me, someone who came up thru the “studio” track, it means white cards, seamless sheets of paper, big softboxes, you know what I’m talking about, the “studio” thing. What would it look like if I stopped worrying about incident angles, perfectly exposed mid-tone with a 95% white point? I shot something the other day and got some pretty cool stuff, but I’m not convinced that it’s “better” or “worse.” It’s different. I’ve got a few more shoots coming up where I think I’m just going to try to not be so formal, still not sure what that means for me, but I hope it will come to me as I shoot.
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