Foto’s printen en prints fotograferen

Ik ben bezig met het afdrukken van deze serie zwart-witfoto’s en eindelijk gaat nu goed. De afdrukken op Canson Infinity Baryta Photographique II (bedenk eens zo’n naam voor een papiersoort) zien er erg mooi uit.

Nu wil ik de resultaten van dit werk delen, dus moet ik een goede foto van de afdruk maken. Dat is niet zo eenvoudig als het lijkt. Ondanks de glans van het papier reflecteert de afdruk licht, waardoor er donkere vlekken op de foto ontstaan. Niet zo mooi.

Of ik ben te kieskeurig.

Foto van print van foto van Oostknollendam
Oostknollendam

Carters Beach, framed

Ready for the expo.

Picture from the archive

Glasgow Central, in pictures

I almost forgot to look up to get a good look at how this light could fall so beautifully into the hall of Glasgow Central station.

Vacation Photos; and the fun of always taking pictures

Toeristen fotograferen

Kronkeling has the most fun blog about photography.

Kronkeling has a hard time photographing on vacation. I don’t share this struggle. I always takes pictures. Sometimes it’s for the image, the beautiful picture, sometimes for the subject, so just the snapshot. I decide the goals afterward, but then I am different from Kronkeling.

Tips for your holiday pictures from Kronkeling are here.

Sometimes, there are miniseries, like when our car broke down, and we had to wait until a mechanic came to help us. I photographed all the trash in the parking lot.

Or, during vacations, photographing tourists.

Or hotel rooms.

Hotelkamer
Hotelkamer
Hotelkamer
Hotelkamer
Hotelkamer

Or art on the wall.

Or numbers.

47
104

Nina Katchadourian is a super creative source of inspiration.

Orange, green, yellow and blue

Orange, green, yellow, blue
Orange, green, yellow, blue
Orange, green, yellow, blue
Orange, green, yellow, blue

The view from Sconser Lodge Hotel

Sonser Lodge Hotel

AI, duh; make it personal (and analog)

ai photographer
The competition

When Artificial Intelligence-generated images win photo contests, should we oppose that?

I just think the developments of AI are telling us to do things differently, to stand out. AI has become the competition (and maybe just a tool), just like all other photographers are. So, we have to treat AI as competition, too. You can try to deny this reality, but you can also look at how you, as a photographer or artist, can differentiate yourself from this new collegue/competition.

Ideas:

  • Stories instead of single images. Combine with text.
  • An analog version of your work: a print, a book, wallpaper, toilet paper, t-shirts, quilt covers, printed bags, whatever.
  • Combine your photos into a video.
  • Handmade books.
  • Collages.

Personal and analog distinguish you from the aggregated, statistically generated products of AI.

Torrin Pools

Torrin Pools, Isle of Skye, fotografie, schotland

Now also available as a print.

Ball and kid