Video #5 Response (Bader)
My favorite part of Bader's video is the reaction sequence in which she records the reactions of viewers to video she has taken from their "homeland." I think there is something really powerful in witnessing someone's emotions toward something without actually knowing what they're seeing. Body language and breathing patterns and facial expressions are strong signifiers and it was brilliant of her to capture/include that.
I also really liked the diptych sequences in which she showed the dichotomy of the past versus the present. This actually gives me a really good idea with my video project b/c I am "honoring" someone's actions from a past perspective and comparing it with a present dream perspective. To see that side by side would be powerful and effective for me and hopefully my "honoree."
2.21.2007
2.19.2007
Digital vs. Traditional Photography
I'm one of those who favors traditional photography/photographic techniques but I have respect for both. I think I favor film b/c that's how I started out, like most people, and I became accustomed to it and I feel like I know it best. There is so much to know about post production digital imaging and even about using a digital slr in general that it can be overwhelming. Black and white film is my friend!
I don't discredit digital photography b/c the root of it's being is to create photographs just through a different means than what was traditionally accepted. To some extent I do feel like there is more opportunity to fake/manipulate something in digital imaging b/c that is, to a degree, the purpose of it. Taking the actual photograph is in most cases only the beginning of the creative process. And while photoshop requires an abundant amount of information/techniques to know, I do feel like it is easier to shoot digitally...or maybe just more convenient! Last semester I was in a crunch for time so a lot of my work was digital. I didn't have to develop my film or spend hours in the darkroom but I did stare at my computer screen for large spans of time!
For me, I think I'm more connected to film b/c I believe it makes me work harder and think more intuitively about situations before I actually take the picture. I think it makes me own my work more b/c of the thought and time put into it. Also, knowing that film can add up to be relatively expensive makes me not want to waste--there's no erase button to erase crappy pictures! Maybe in time I'll get more in touch with digital when I've been working with it more b/c to date, my background is in black and white film and I tend to stick with what I know...well.
I'm one of those who favors traditional photography/photographic techniques but I have respect for both. I think I favor film b/c that's how I started out, like most people, and I became accustomed to it and I feel like I know it best. There is so much to know about post production digital imaging and even about using a digital slr in general that it can be overwhelming. Black and white film is my friend!
I don't discredit digital photography b/c the root of it's being is to create photographs just through a different means than what was traditionally accepted. To some extent I do feel like there is more opportunity to fake/manipulate something in digital imaging b/c that is, to a degree, the purpose of it. Taking the actual photograph is in most cases only the beginning of the creative process. And while photoshop requires an abundant amount of information/techniques to know, I do feel like it is easier to shoot digitally...or maybe just more convenient! Last semester I was in a crunch for time so a lot of my work was digital. I didn't have to develop my film or spend hours in the darkroom but I did stare at my computer screen for large spans of time!
For me, I think I'm more connected to film b/c I believe it makes me work harder and think more intuitively about situations before I actually take the picture. I think it makes me own my work more b/c of the thought and time put into it. Also, knowing that film can add up to be relatively expensive makes me not want to waste--there's no erase button to erase crappy pictures! Maybe in time I'll get more in touch with digital when I've been working with it more b/c to date, my background is in black and white film and I tend to stick with what I know...well.
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