Hello, my name is Tomoko Takushi and I am an Art Director/Graphic Designer.
This is a response to the comment regarding Randy Little's photograph of Mt. Watchman, Zion National Park.
I agree that the comments regarding the subject matter are correct, in that it is a subject that has been visited many times (evidenced by the skillions of people who flock annually to that exact location).
However, if the only measure of a good photograph is the subject matter, then that would mean my snapshot of Half Dome at Yosemite with my pocket digital camera has the same aesthetic value as the Ansel Adams version.
In my humble opinion, this particular image demonstrates a few of many qualities/philosophies that separate the people who call themselves photographers from the casual hobbyist. The first is that it's not about the camera. I was shocked to learn what was used to take this photograph. The second is that it takes patience and expertise to achieve a quality image - I witnessed many people drive up to the location, jump out of their rental car and take the picture without any regard to the time of day, which affected the lighting (I think you all refer to that as the "magic hour," although technically it was taken before then). The third is photographers have an eye (or should) to recognize the potential in what the rest of use consider visually mundane.
I hope that this response adequately conveys my admiration for photographers. I hire them because they do what I cannot.
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 9:51 AM, Randy Little <randyslittle@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I hope you dont think I said that allan
On Mar 22, 2013 9:48 AM, "ALLAN ROSEN-DUCAT" <allan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:The clue is there, it's obvious,yet some what out of context.It is an abstract image, just enjoy it for what is is.My work is about presenting views of landforms andobjects, etc, which surround us, yet we never see them as special.We are to busy driving or being self focused or texting.I believe there is beauty and nobility in the common and the mundane.There will always be layers to an image that a viewer will not be aware of.Clues, F%$k the clues, I present intense detail in a number of my bodies of work.I would like to think I am screaming at the viewer to stop and look at the beautythat they are surrounded by.Just my take.allan :-)))On Mar 22, 2013, at 8:38 AM, Randy Little <randyslittle@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:Allan Rosen-Ducat -
Images don't have to be of something identifiable, but in this case I'd need a clue to be drawn to exercise some imagination about "what" in this image.
