Thursday, November 13, 2008

Busy

Have been horribly busy - it's a good thing I guess - so have not been updating as much. Photography is always in the process and I am in the midst of trying to roll out a project amidst all the other ones that I have to do.

(Side note: It sucks when I have to prioritize in face of so! many! interests! It really sucks when I cannot give each and every thing my 100%. That really really gets me irritated.ARGH.)

Just would like to share this:

"Do I point my camera outwards to the existing world or turn it inward towards my soul. Am I taking photographs of existing reality, or creating my own world, so real but non existent. Results from this two opposite approaches are notably different and, in my opinion, conceptual photography is a higher form of artistic expression that places photography on the level of painting, poetry, music and sculpture. It employs the special talent of intuitive vision.
By translating the personal concepts into the language of photography, it reflects the possible answers to major questions of being: birth, death and life.

Creating an idea and transforming it into reality is an essential process of conceptual photography."

Misha Gordin


Do check her out if you have time. Her images are really striking and provoking...reminds me of Dali-esque landscapes and dreamworlds. See "Shout" , "Doubt", "Shadows". Enjoy.

1 comment:

C ` said...

tell me about it man! Lol, for some reason, this semester is crazy!

niways, wanted to check with you, is 85mmf1.4 autofocus on d40?