Stripped tree
- May, 11 2012
- By Matt Kirwan
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Drove past this the other day, it caught my eye and brought a little smile to my face. Captured.
Bus Stop Love
- May, 04 2012
- By Matt Kirwan
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A couple embrace late in the evening at a bus stop in Guisbrough, Yorkshire.
Beautiful. Pure. Street Photography.
- Apr, 18 2012
- By Matt Kirwan
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Off the back of my previous post about utilising the power of the internet to share your imagery…this beatiful photofilm of images by David Peat that could so have easily got lost with time. Simply stunning.
Go forth and share.
- Apr, 13 2012
- By Matt Kirwan
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I haven’t wrote a blog post in a while. I haven’t posted any pictures in a while. Strangely, since getting my GRIV I pretty much haven’t stopped taking photos, but haven’t really felt the urge to post anything.
This predicament of having more photographic content than I have EVER had as an amateur photographer yet not sharing it raised some questions this evening.
Now, I’ve shot film, in fact, I still do. I took pictures long before digital cameras were common place, I would however say that I have never truly used film as a photographic medium (certainly from a professional point of view). I don’t count messing around with Ilford Fp4 at college or ‘training’ on a ‘blad as any form of experience with film.
This got me thinking, this blog is the ONLY output for my images (how shit is that!). What did photographers who truly shot with film do to share their imagery?
Photography is quite a selfish endeavour, and although most photographers (especially amateurs) would never admit it, but one of the driving forces behind taking pictures is to not only improve upon your photographic skills but glean praise from family, peers, in fact anyone.
I would argue that EVERY photographer (at least at some point throughout their photographic endeavours) have searched for this positive appraisal. It is how we progress.
So, my outlet is this blog. I wonder, how did photographers ‘share’ their imagery when all they had was a roll of dev’d fujichrome? Was it purely restricted to the eye’s of their peers? local camera clubs? Their loved ones?
The photographic world has changed. I would say that there is undoubtedly more photographers seeking praise, fortunately there are also a lot more outlets for such a leap in frame counts and praise expectations!
Posting a picture would seem a little wrong now.
What is your driving force for taking pictures? I truly believe that genuine appraisals but more importantly constructive critisicm’s will make you a better photographer.
We live in a connected world, so get out there, enjoy taking pictures and share your work in a way that our predecessors could never have imagined.