Ilya, I should explain: That's not us in the
photograph. Melanie photographed Mark
Sink and his partner, Kristen Hatgi, in this
plate. I agree, that unusual media -- wet
plate, Polaroid, Holgas -- have a way of
commanding attention apart from their
content, and that is why both of us have
largely resisted exploring them. But I
think Melanie will be giving collodion more
attention, between the bottles and diaper
changes.
this photograph feels and looks too intimate for it to be just a portrait of two people , this truly has a movie sort of a mood , so my hat is off to Melanie for creating something so personal , Kristen's stair which takes you out of this world into somewhere beyond reality is something that every director and every photographer wishes for!!!!
You got to tell more,
Is there a story behind this?
If not, this image sure makes you feel like there should be ...and this is the best compliment I can offer Melanie.
Melanie has this fantastic ability to intuit people,
and their relationships. She spent an afternoon with
Mark and Kristen as a model for them. At the end of
the shoot, she asked if she could photograph them
with Mark's camera. This is what she made, on the
fly, with a strange camera and a strange medium
-- a single unplanned and untutored exposure.
But then, I've also seen her sit down at a piano and
play music -- all completely improvised, and having
never taken a lesson in piano-playing, composing and
playing out of her imagination.
But then, I've also seen her sit down at a piano and
play music -- all completely improvised, and having
never taken a lesson in piano-playing, composing and
playing out of her imagination.
this is an incredible image indeed....i am very late to the party here as i have been away from apug for awhile but am i ever glad i popped in tonight....melanie is indeed quite a talent! where does she find the time with the new baby?? will we be seeing more?
~~marianne