Some thoughts about my Photography
::this is the description I put into my Artomatic profile::
"As a traditional photographer coping with lack of facilities and eminant digital take-over, I've decided to make digital images that take advantage of the computer and its infinate capabilities for digital image sizes.
Inspired by the great David Hockney, I began to photograph objects or scenes into small parts and reassemble them later from memory. With the luxury of digital imagery the size and scope of these images is limited only to the scale of the output device; in my case, a 24" wide inkjet printer.
The more I work with these composites the more I ponder about why I choose to build large images from smaller parts instead of just shooting a subject conventionally.
Photography is about memory. Memory is the reason we are "people" instead of animals. Our brains have evolved to retain information for recall with the ability to make logical predictions better and any species on earth. Photography as a medium, either moving or still, enhances this ability and enables people to remember anything indefinately and acurately.
We recall our experiences in small peices and parts, easy to digest and to extrapolate sections that may apply to other areas of life. As a whole they may bring on nostalgia and warm feelings, but in very small parts they become the building blocks of our personalities and our Self image.
My composites are made of many single images (unaltered), in some cases over 100 images. Some of these images may be very interesting on thier own, but in the composite they form a powerful image. Because of the number of images, the sheer size and resolution are beyond what most digital photographers can produce from a single image."
I'm really kind of excited about where my ideas are taking this concept. It's not often I come up with a very well rounded idea, but this one is taking shape. I guess all the dinner table philosophizing is starting to pay off :P
_Charles
"As a traditional photographer coping with lack of facilities and eminant digital take-over, I've decided to make digital images that take advantage of the computer and its infinate capabilities for digital image sizes.
Inspired by the great David Hockney, I began to photograph objects or scenes into small parts and reassemble them later from memory. With the luxury of digital imagery the size and scope of these images is limited only to the scale of the output device; in my case, a 24" wide inkjet printer.
The more I work with these composites the more I ponder about why I choose to build large images from smaller parts instead of just shooting a subject conventionally.
Photography is about memory. Memory is the reason we are "people" instead of animals. Our brains have evolved to retain information for recall with the ability to make logical predictions better and any species on earth. Photography as a medium, either moving or still, enhances this ability and enables people to remember anything indefinately and acurately.
We recall our experiences in small peices and parts, easy to digest and to extrapolate sections that may apply to other areas of life. As a whole they may bring on nostalgia and warm feelings, but in very small parts they become the building blocks of our personalities and our Self image.
My composites are made of many single images (unaltered), in some cases over 100 images. Some of these images may be very interesting on thier own, but in the composite they form a powerful image. Because of the number of images, the sheer size and resolution are beyond what most digital photographers can produce from a single image."
I'm really kind of excited about where my ideas are taking this concept. It's not often I come up with a very well rounded idea, but this one is taking shape. I guess all the dinner table philosophizing is starting to pay off :P
_Charles