New Alec Soth interview/video

[david b]

I just posted a new Alec Soth interview to the Fraction blog.

See it at http://fractionmag.blogspot.com/

 

[PBrooks]

So, the reason he changed to Lightjet printing was out of pure laziness.

 

[SuzanneR]

I saw this someplace earlier... I think he's a very interesting photographer, and he writes beautifully about photography. He's blogging again over at the Magnum blog, which is very cool. All that said, I found this video felt too much like an ad for HP. Maybe he was a little embarrassed so he didn't take off that ridiculous hat.

But yeah... by the time he described all his struggles, all I could think was... was it really so difficult to make the prints in the darkroom after all?

 

[bill schwab]

... I found this video felt too much like an ad for HP.

As much respect as I have for Soth and his work, sadly I felt much the same. I suppose even Alec Soth has to pay the bills. So it goes.

Thanks for the link David.

 

[c6h6o3]

The prints of his that I saw at the AIPAD show were magnificent, no matter how they were produced. If it gives him more time in the field capturing new work, I'm all for it.

While watching the recent Photography marathon on the Ovation Channel, I saw a definite trend. The really big money fine art guys (Gursky, Crewdson, Moore) all use film to capture their images. I'm not sure about Andrew Moore, but I know that Gursky and Crewdson both print digitally. But they still use film, and so does Soth. What's so sad about using film to create images that fetch >$100,000/print?

 

[bill schwab]

What's so sad about using film to create images that fetch >$100,000/print?

Absolutely nothing, and IMO there's nothing sad about promoting a product or a process that you believe in and that works for you. If you're referring to my comment, it had nothing to do with how his work is made. It came from the fact that personally, as a fan, I was looking to hear more about his work and not about the process or brand names involved.

 

[c6h6o3]

Absolutely nothing, and IMO there's nothing sad about promoting a product or a process that you believe in and that works for you. If you're referring to my comment, it had nothing to do with how his work is made. It came from the fact that personally, as a fan, I was looking to hear more about his work and not about the process or brand names involved.

Oh. I misunderstood you completely. Sorry.

BTW, the Soth prints I saw at AIPAD were enormous (like 60" x 75") color portraits and they were spectacular. Except for the vintage stuff, I think I liked it more than any other work at the show.

 

[NonFiction]

I note this video is not viewable at any of the links I've seen. Is it available anywhere else?