Tag: London
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Using John Szarkowski Photographers Eye Theory
I recently read John Szarokowski’s 1964 book The Photographers Eye. This was produced to cover M.O.M.A first critically acclaimed photography exhibition, in the book he cover the topics which he sees are the 5 basic principles of a photograph. They are The Thing Itself The Detail The Frame Time Vantage Point THE THING ITSELF This is my Cat Millie…
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Tube, Lines and Tranquility
http://www.londonphotonow.com/ Photography by Mark Paulda Tube; a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or contains liquid or gases. The 1863 the first tube opened in London, the District and circle line. Now it runs like an artery through length and breadth of London. The above Dictionary description describes it well ‘conveying or containing liquids or Gases‘ A smell and special dirt all of it own and a heating system all of it own. Artists have often…
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Documenting a Lambing Event for the National Trust at Erddig
I was approached by Lucy Jones in the Careers centre to undertake a short project documenting Lambing Season in In the property on the Farm at erddig. I really wanted to do a strong documentary peace in the short time scale. Hopefully the image i have taken show this. The images are to be projected in the reception to get people…
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How i fell for Andre Kertesz, while leaving a Paris Behind…
Striking while the irons hot is not always great in the long run. Did paris Fail or did i Fail Paris? Judge for yourself! Paris Photo 2010 at this moment in time feels like The Clash Signing to Capitol Records. Did they or did they not sell out. Am i more wiser to the whole corporate…
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Tweet Image of the day: Cabby Dave (London)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2010/sep/07/photography#/?picture=366492432&index=0 Follow the above link to see all the images from Cabby Dave. The images are taken in and around London in the Barbican Area. They have a real sense of honesty. If unknowing of dates of the images they could be from any time period. Even more so with the black and white images.…
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London Gallery visit 13/9/10 (updated)
On Monday 13/9/10, I take the Welsh Dragon Express to the big smoke to see some galleries. At this moment im going to Sally Mann at the photographer’s gallery. Edward Maybridge at Tate Britain. Im also going to Tate Modern to see Exposed. I’m sure we will find some other things to visit 14/9/10 First of all i…
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A tweet a day: Blackpool 1948
I found this image on the Guardian website http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2010/aug/29/big-picture-blackpool-beach-1948# The generalist of the piece could not be bothered naming who took the picture and the link is broken for it. He’s getting a right panning in the reviews of his article. Any back to the chase… Britain Blackpool 1948, im thinking that this picture will…
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Aberfan
You maybe asking yourself what happened to the blog??? Did he se-come to a deluge of spam(the real kind). Has he moved to pastures new or simply has he been on holiday. Sadly it was a holiday to Cornwall and Devon them back up through Wales. Time to get back into gear for the bar raising events for the next…
ALAN WHITFIELD 