Thursday, 10 October 2013
Self-Promotion: Facebook artist page.
I made a facebook page dedicated to my photography, about two months ago. I use it as my current means of promotion until I get a website up and running again (when it's financially easier to do) However i do think this method of promoting my photography can and will hopefully be effective; to broaden the audience of my work.
Wednesday, 2 October 2013
Photography Lecture Talks: Toby Glanville
Visiting Lecturer talks:
Today i went to a lecture talk on the Plymouth University campus, where a visiting lecturer/photographer was discussing his work.
Toby Glanville is predominately a portraiture photographer, but also enjoys photographing location, objects and documenting everyday situations. Most of his portraiture work is documenting strangers, he says that his images create the story or background of the person in the images, which is why he choices to photograph them in their natural environment, be it at home or in a workplace allowing the viewers to create the character. He also finds a lot of elements to his images after he has taken them, afterthoughts and perhaps to find a meaning in why he captured the subject matter.
He shoots his work mostly in film - 6x6 format.
Prefers to use natural light that is available at the point of shooting, rather than artificial lighting.
He finds inspiration for his work through other photographers and artists, such as painters Samuel Palmer and William Blake. He was influenced by Blake's painting 'The ghost of a Flea' to create portraiture's in a similar stylistic approach.
I think his portraiture work is visually interesting and the composition and the elements he chooses to include in his images really communicate with the viewer to allow them to interpret and create the characters of the images for themselves, without knowing any literal facts of the people.
Today i went to a lecture talk on the Plymouth University campus, where a visiting lecturer/photographer was discussing his work.
Toby Glanville is predominately a portraiture photographer, but also enjoys photographing location, objects and documenting everyday situations. Most of his portraiture work is documenting strangers, he says that his images create the story or background of the person in the images, which is why he choices to photograph them in their natural environment, be it at home or in a workplace allowing the viewers to create the character. He also finds a lot of elements to his images after he has taken them, afterthoughts and perhaps to find a meaning in why he captured the subject matter.
He shoots his work mostly in film - 6x6 format.
Prefers to use natural light that is available at the point of shooting, rather than artificial lighting.
He finds inspiration for his work through other photographers and artists, such as painters Samuel Palmer and William Blake. He was influenced by Blake's painting 'The ghost of a Flea' to create portraiture's in a similar stylistic approach.
I think his portraiture work is visually interesting and the composition and the elements he chooses to include in his images really communicate with the viewer to allow them to interpret and create the characters of the images for themselves, without knowing any literal facts of the people.
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