Something to gladden the heart

[lushd]

I work in a college and we have just had our annual awards and student exhibition. I hired a young photographer to cover both events. At the first one he arrived with an old Minolta SLR and tonight he turned up with a pleasantly battered Bessa R. His work is top stuff. He says he only likes digital for studio work as elsewhere the contrasty light and the complex operation mean you can't see the LCD screen and get badly distracted by the technology. I will post a couple of his Bessa shots when I get the scans from him.

 

[a.black]

I did something similar a while ago. My college had an event with some High School students, and I was asked to document it. I shot the whole day with my Bessa + 50mm and Leica + 35mm. Even though they knew I shot film, they were quite surprised how nice pictures without flash can look. Pity they wanted them in color, though. ;-)

 

[lushd]

No flash - I love it! 😀

 

[Flyfisher Tom]

That is heartwarming to hear, looking forward to seeing the shots 🙂

 

[sf]

Modern technology IS all about distraction isn't it?

Fewer variables does make for a mind on the right things.

 

[pvdhaar]

He says he only likes digital for studio work as elsewhere the contrasty light and the complex operation mean you can't see the LCD screen and get badly distracted by the technology.

I can and do switch the LCD off on my dSLR for exactly that reason..

 

[a.black]

No flash - I love it! 😀

Me too. I may even just don't use a flash because I have no idea how to use it properly, and with film there is no way of controling during the shoot.

 

[lushd]

Here's Bessa R picture from the opening of the exhibition ...

 

[lushd]

And another!

 

[Pherdinand]

a bit too tightly framed, the first one! It just screams after more space above and below...

sorry, for being negative a bit!

 

[lushd]

Oh yes I agree - I can do this as it is work by a photographer I hired, not my own. Here's another. The chap on the left is Norman Rosenthal, Director of Exhibtions at the Royal Academy in London.

 

[Socke]

a bit too tightly framed, the first one! It just screams after more space above and below...

sorry, for being negative a bit!

I second that. All in all not too impressive.

 

[Todd.Hanz]

a bit too tightly framed, the first one! It just screams after more space above and below...

sorry, for being negative a bit!

I thought cutting off the tops of heads and removing feet at the ankles was the "rangefinder style"...oh wait, this isn't P.net 🙂

Todd