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I'm fortunate enough to have seen John Sexton's prints at an exhibition of his and they are stunning! I'm not too macho to admit i had tears in my eyes looking at them....it was like you could walk right into them.
If I had the chance to spend a day with a photographer, it'd be either Ansel Adams, John Sexton, Thomas Joshua Cooper, Michael Kenna or Bob Carlos Clarke in that order, or ideally all of them :-) Mike |
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Hi Mike,
There was an exhibition of Adams' work in Edinburgh in 2008 (I just checked, and can't believe how long ago it was). It was fascinating to see the evolution of his style. Some early prints are quite small, and surprisingly 'soft' in terms of contrast. There are even a few soft-focus images. Later the prints become bolder, grander, filled with crisp detail. I seem to recall a pair of prints from the same negative showing how his style changed. More contrast, more use of deep blacks. Seeing real prints, and getting a sense of what can be achieved in the darkroom is something many newcomers are missing. Gone are the days of camera club competition nights where folk rolled out their best work. Viewing online scans of prints, or negatives, is just not the same. |
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Hi Gary,
I've seen a couple of exhibitions of Adams work and agree, some of them were small and lacking contrast. I put it down to poor lighting (presumably to avoid fading) at the exhibition centre. The second exhibition included work by Adams and other West Coast photographers like Weston(s), White, Bullock and Maer.....that was a much better display. The upside to seeing the real prints is to give you an idea of what can be done. The downside is the realisation that few of us will attain those levels of artistic or technical capabilities. Mike |
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Like previously mentioned, I now realise that it must have been of just his early work, for I too felt the prints to be lacking totally in any contrast and were very grey all over. The exhibition lighting was fine btw and the prints were small, but neither of these bothered me. I prefer his later and more well known work, which is totally different, even if I'm not a fan. I'm sure in books, there must be a mixture of both periods of AA's work, and if so, it would show how a photographers style and experience can change over time. And I totally agree with Skellum's post. Very rarely, when viewing prints and scans online, does the computer screen show the work to it's best. It's actually an often used comment in the print exchange rounds, for no, they are rarely ever as good as the print in the hand of the recipient, which is a shame. Terry S |
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Unfortunately since coming back to film photography I haven't had the chance to see any exhibitions or look at many photo books. Hopefully once the current situation comes to an end I will be able to borrow some from the library and will be asking for recommendations.
I did however borrow one by Don McCullin In England which I found inspiring. I also recently watched a documentary on Vivian Maier which I really enjoyed. For modern photographers I do like the work by Jess Hobbs. David |
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But it is important that it's out there and should be watched, to hopefully avoid another disaster like this. Terry S |
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