Has anyone read:
The Miracle of Analogy: or The History of Photography, Part 1
by Kaja Silverman?
The Miracle of Analogy: or The History of Photography, Part 1
by Kaja Silverman?
I haven't go my hands on it yet, but the back cover looks interesting. There are two more volumes planned.
Here's a link to a somewhat toothy, but readable excerpt:
On Mon, Oct 5, 2015 at 1:25 PM, Jan Faul <jan@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I don’t just use my eyes, but other senses too. A lot of what I shoot comes out of a camera which has a lens on a rotating drum and that requires patience and intuition about what might be happening when the drum gets around to exposing the last 2-3 inches of film after the slit has taken almost 4 minutes to get there. Working with the setting sun is always a nightmare as on long exposures, the drum is racing the sun. For a good example of what I am referring to, see my shot titled “Bunessan sunset over Iona” or “Arromanches Light”, or “Rail Stop” for the b/w effect.My eyes ain’t what they used to be. I began with cataracts in both eyes so now I have two heparin-coated plastic lenses and they’re better than before, but not perfect. For starters, they’re moderately color correct and my eyes were not. Our lenses yellow with age and for a bit I had one natural lens working alongside a plastic lens and by closing one eye it was apparent that one was not color correct. I found that my real lens was offering me an almost 20Y discoloration and it reminded me a bit of shooting Polaroid 8x10 outdoors when the film is set up to be shot under studio flash light.On Oct 5, 2015, at 12:48 PM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:On Mon, Oct 5, 2015 at 12:11 PM, Jan Faul <jan@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Now most of us shoot almost the same sensors, so there is little to discuss. Some old farts refuse to go quietly into the good night and have stuck with film. I have a lot to discuss, but nobody seems to care.
Pick a topic. I'm game. Here's a chewie: We've all, always used the same sensors: our eyes.-Lew Schwartz
Art FaulThe Artist Formerly Known as Prints------Art for Cars: art4carz.comStills That Move: http://www.artfaul.comGreens: http://www.inkjetprince.comCamera Works - The Washington Post.
