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I have been reading books this summer on photography, and it's interesting to note how the pics in these books are different from the great pics on Flickr, i.e. high quality snaphots by enthusiastic amatuers. The picture above, of a sunset at Lake of the Woods in Mahomet, Illinois taken with the Vivitar Ultra Slim & Wide and cross-processed 35mm film, is an example of what you would likely NOT see in a photo art book (although you might see in a coffee table book).
Pictures considered "great" in published books...
1. Are older than pics on Flickr. No surprise, it takes time to establish greatness; even to be found and put into print!
2. Are almost all black & white as compared to Flickr's mostly color pics. No surprise here, see #1... but it does make one want to explore what you can do in the more pure medium of b&w.
3. Are more people oriented than Flickr pictures. Most great pics have humans in them, and many have a LOT of humans in them. Yes, Flickr has a lot of people shots, but the percentage is smaller, and you rarely see Flickr shots with hoardes of people. Many "famous" streets shots are candids, which are somewhat shunned in some circles of Flickr.
4. Are more likely to capture the moment. It's what makes great pictures great, and it's probably present in only a percent or two of Flickr pictures. Most good Flickr pics are beautiful, but they're not capturing the essential human moment.
5. Have one (and only one) person acknowledge the camera. Many of the great group pics in books have a single person looking at the camera, while the rest of the group is involved in the scene. Look for it.
6. More likely to show naked woman, and less likely to be humorous. While Flickr has its share of skin, it's minute in comparison to how many naked women are in these art books. Conversely, where the hell is the humor? The art world seems to have shunned the humor present in everyday snapshots.
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New York City, 21st May 2016.
Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim and expired Ektachrome 160T film, cross-processed.
That Viv and Xpro combination needs photons, lots and lots of photons! Let these be a lesson to ye.
New York City, 21st May 2016.
Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim and expired Ektachrome 160T film, cross-processed.
That Viv and Xpro combination needs photons, lots and lots of photons! Let these be a lesson to ye.
Dusk at Milford Sound, March 27th 2015.
This was the end of the West Coast adventure on our New Zealand trip. We stayed in a great cabin in the woods and went on a boat trip and I took loads of photos on a camera where the film wasn't loaded properly, so you can't see them (and neither can I).
New York City, 20th May 2016.
Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim and Ektachrome 160T film, cross-processed.
New York City, 21st May 2016.
Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim and expired Ektachrome 160T film, cross-processed.
That Viv and Xpro combination needs photons, lots and lots of photons! Let these be a lesson to ye.
Florence, 28th June 2016. Cross-processed, expired Ektachrome 160T in a Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim.
--but not really. Sorry I've been such a bad flickr-er lately; schoolwork is building up, I haven't had a chance to take my D90 out, and my film photos are generally not that great. When I have time, though...
Double exposure on expired Kodak 800.
Solheimajokull glacier, Southern Region, Iceland, 23rd February 2017.
Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim and expired Fuji NPZ 800 Pro film.
On the Transalpine train, New Zealand, 24th March 2015.
Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim and cross-processed, expired Kodak Ektachrome 160T film.
On the Transalpine train, New Zealand, 24th March 2015.
Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim and cross-processed, expired Kodak Ektachrome 160T film.
new photos coming soon! (roll of film en route to snapfish + i'm very close to developing my own roll of black and white film!)
Florence, 28th June 2016. Cross-processed, expired Ektachrome 160T in a Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim.