There really isn't much for me to say about myself, so I'm going to use a bunch of filler material to make it appear that way. I'm a photography enthusiast interested in documentary and candid photography, environmental portraiture, and "fine art" photography that isn't hopelessly contrived. I would like, and am currently pursuing, entering into professional work.
It goes without saying, that I'm a lover of film and, as I'm prone to jumping into rants and speeches at the drop of a pin, anyone who knows me is very much aware of my attitude toward digital. That said, let me share it with you (skip to the bottom if you'd like):
I'm familiar with both methods of image capture. I grew up with film and I think it's wonderful:I remember taking my summer camp snapshots with a 35mm point-and-shoot and wondering if I got anything good (and never getting them developed, but that's another story). Digital: I think it's wonderfully convenient. I didn't really begin to take photography seriously until relatively recently; just as digital started overtaking the market. I have owned and used a digital camera; I've taken countless snapshots without film, in fact. What I've discovered is simple: traditional photography is an art of dedication on multiple levels, much in the same way its digital counterpart is an art of convenience. I like to compare unlike things, so I'm bringing up the subject of traditional painting and illustration. I've played with both traditional pens and paints and software designed to emulate them. As most of you are at least passively aware, commercial illustration is now dominated by digital artists. You may even find an inkjet print or two hanging in a gallery, but traditional painting is hardly dead.
For the same reason painters paint with paint, photographers photograph with film.
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Anyhow, I'm also interested in film making (and 16mm), writing (stage/screen plays and other assorted prose), and acting lovably pompous. Also, I have a fascination with early/mid twentieth century fashions and style. In my humble opinion, we reached the height of style with the three-piece suit and fedora. Then we lost the hat and vest and turned what was left into a symbol of conformity. Or something in that vein of thought.
Now then, was that so hard?
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