Julia-Anna Gospodarou
Ode to Black (Black Hope) IV - Shadow Black
(EXPLORED - July 02, 2013)
Strata SE1 Building, London - Architects BFLS London
Another image in my series Ode to Black (Black Hope) with an addition or a change in the name, I still don't know if I will keep both names or just one, I'll probably decide when I reach the end of the series, as now it is still a work in progress. The change in name came from a change in direction as for the meaning of the series. Many times I work on my images in a certain way, or rather creating a certain atmosphere or general feel that can come from the use of shapes (like in “Like a Harp's Strings”series), the use of subject (as in Catharsis series), or the use of light, as now in the “Black Hope” series. I feel the need to explore different paths every time and express myself through different elements or use different ways of representation and I believed till very recently that this is a rational and conscious decision and choice that I make. But working on the Black series I discovered that, while the way I'm working on my images, technically speaking, is a very rational and controlled one, since I aim to create a perfect image at the end of the process, the way my vision is born and the way it evolves till the final touch of brush on the image: the whole process from capturing my images, choosing which ones to process and then finally processing them, is rather a subconscious process that guides me many times without me even noticing it. Something very close to what they say about "being in a trance state" and following your vision there.
This series started apparently from nowhere, then it became an exploration of color black, of the absence of light and a challenge to see how far I can go with removing light till it doesn't exist anymore, to eventually turn into a psychological introspection with the unseen and unnoticed intention in the beginning (but that came to surface just recently) to express extreme emotions and be a highly personal representation of the world I see around me. Art is personal, art is selfish and I believe that in essence whatever we create is an expression of our inner need to explain the world, regardless if we believe that we study shapes, different subjects or experiment with light.
Technical data:_ 286.0 sec. @ f/11, Nikon 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 ED AF-S DX @ 13mm, ISO 100. Processing: LR4, PS CS6, NIK Silver Efex Pro 2.
If you want to read some more of my thoughts about this image and the series, you're welcome to do it on my site blog.juliaannagospodarou.com/ode-to-black-black-hope-iv-s...
And if you want prints of this image, or any of my images, stay tuned, I'll be back with some very nice surprises these days...
Last but not least, on September 5-8 I'll be in Chicago with a great team of fine art photographers teaching a Fine Art Architectural Workshop. Join us to learn everything about this kind of photography! visionexplorers.com/chicago-2013
Also, join me for private workshops and online mentoring courses www.juliaannagospodarou.com/Workshops/Private-Workshops/2...
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Ode to Black (Black Hope) IV - Shadow Black
(EXPLORED - July 02, 2013)
Strata SE1 Building, London - Architects BFLS London
Another image in my series Ode to Black (Black Hope) with an addition or a change in the name, I still don't know if I will keep both names or just one, I'll probably decide when I reach the end of the series, as now it is still a work in progress. The change in name came from a change in direction as for the meaning of the series. Many times I work on my images in a certain way, or rather creating a certain atmosphere or general feel that can come from the use of shapes (like in “Like a Harp's Strings”series), the use of subject (as in Catharsis series), or the use of light, as now in the “Black Hope” series. I feel the need to explore different paths every time and express myself through different elements or use different ways of representation and I believed till very recently that this is a rational and conscious decision and choice that I make. But working on the Black series I discovered that, while the way I'm working on my images, technically speaking, is a very rational and controlled one, since I aim to create a perfect image at the end of the process, the way my vision is born and the way it evolves till the final touch of brush on the image: the whole process from capturing my images, choosing which ones to process and then finally processing them, is rather a subconscious process that guides me many times without me even noticing it. Something very close to what they say about "being in a trance state" and following your vision there.
This series started apparently from nowhere, then it became an exploration of color black, of the absence of light and a challenge to see how far I can go with removing light till it doesn't exist anymore, to eventually turn into a psychological introspection with the unseen and unnoticed intention in the beginning (but that came to surface just recently) to express extreme emotions and be a highly personal representation of the world I see around me. Art is personal, art is selfish and I believe that in essence whatever we create is an expression of our inner need to explain the world, regardless if we believe that we study shapes, different subjects or experiment with light.
Technical data:_ 286.0 sec. @ f/11, Nikon 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 ED AF-S DX @ 13mm, ISO 100. Processing: LR4, PS CS6, NIK Silver Efex Pro 2.
If you want to read some more of my thoughts about this image and the series, you're welcome to do it on my site blog.juliaannagospodarou.com/ode-to-black-black-hope-iv-s...
And if you want prints of this image, or any of my images, stay tuned, I'll be back with some very nice surprises these days...
Last but not least, on September 5-8 I'll be in Chicago with a great team of fine art photographers teaching a Fine Art Architectural Workshop. Join us to learn everything about this kind of photography! visionexplorers.com/chicago-2013
Also, join me for private workshops and online mentoring courses www.juliaannagospodarou.com/Workshops/Private-Workshops/2...
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