‘Image makers, Image takers’ by Anne –
Celine Jaeger is where you discover several insights to how a photographer
thinks. This book has five categories; art
documentary, fashion and advertising, portraiture and next generation, which 22
inspirational photographers are separated into. This book provides a run of
interviews of contemporary photographers and those who work with photos, such
as curators and publishers.
Ellen Von Unworth ‘I’m not into digital,
I’m going to use film for as long as it exists because I actually think digital
isn’t faster, you might have the picture straight away, but after you have to
do so much retouching.’ This gives me a different outlook on taking a photograph;
I now think to consider focusing on the image from the camera rather than in postproduction.
This process will also improve my photographing skills and give me more factors
to consider. Rankin ‘I usually start by looking at contact sheets from a
distance, I focus on a shape and composition.’ This has made me reflect on what I do which is
look at each photograph separately, because by doing what Rankin does gives you
a whole view of them all and can highlight aspects that you may have previously
missed. This technique I feel will help
me better when selecting photographs for a series and following both quotes I
will now have a better viewpoint of colour, shape, distance and composition.