Craft and Vision has recently published a no article by
David duChemin titled The Visual Toolbox, 50 Lessons for Stronger Photography. Since we are a group that is learning to
‘read’ photographs I thought I would share the opening paragraph.
If I were to begin a school of photography
right now it would send the geeks screaming for the hills . . . or at least
avoiding my school in droves. Every student would spend one year with one
camera: a fully manual 35 mm camera like the Pentax Spotmatic, or the Canon
AE-1. It would have one prime lens and a light meter. Students would be
restricted to black and white film only, and they’d be restricted from using
anything digital except an iPhone. There’d be no magazines, and no how-to
books. Students would spend a year making photographs and talking about them,
and would study the work of photographers—past and present—who had something to
say and made their mark in some way. They’d study stories, painting, and some
art history beyond merely the annals of photographic history. For some people
it would be a long, long year.
No magazines, no how-to-books, no internet forums (okay I
added that one)--…spend a year making photographs and talking about them and
would study the work of photographers—past and present—who had something to
say... What an idea!
1 comment:
This sounds like a wonderful idea. I have often thought it would be interesting to see images from those who have not tried to get their inspiration and ideas from the internet or books. I think it would bring something fresh to the stagnant pool of accepted norms.
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