Di gi talExcel l ence Jul y 2019 Vol .3
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Manyphot ogr apher sspeci al i ze.Onephot ogr apherspendsmostofhi st i meonl andscapes,anot herspendsmostof hert i meonpor t r ai t ur e.ManyofourAWAKEphot ogr apher sl ovewi l dl i f ephot ogr aphy;ot her sl ovecapt ur i ngf l ower s andnat ur e;st i l lot her sl ovet oshootst r eetphot ogr aphyorf i ndt hemagi ci never ydayt hi ngs. Whi l ei t ’ snat ur alt obr anchoutandt r ydi f f er entsubj ect s,i t ’ sal soqui t enat ur alt of i ndonesubj ectorst yl ei nwhi ch youf eelmostcomf or t abl eorsomehow dr awn. Sof r om i ssuet oi ssueyou’ l ll i kel yf i ndsomeofourmostt al ent edphot ogr apher sdel i ver i ngupt hei rmostf avor i t e pi eceoft hepastf ew mont hsi nwhati scl ear l yr eveal i ngi t sel fast hei rpar t i cul arst yl eorpr ef er r edsubj ectmat t er .You mi ghtevenf i ndyour sel fl ooki ngf or war dt oapar t i cul arphot ogr apher ’ snewestof f er i ngf r om onei ssuet ot henext . Andwi t ht hi spar t i cul ari ssue,ourcur r entedi t i onofAWAKEPhot ogr aphy ,we’ r egoi ngt obegi nshowcasi ngsomeof ourphot ogr apher swhoel ectt ogoespeci al l ydeep— notj usti napar t i cul arst yl e,butonapar t i cul arpr oj ect . Wor ki ngont hemat i cpr oj ect si soneoft hebestwaysf orphot ogr apher st odevel opt hei rt al ent sandt henshow of f whatt hey’ r ecapabl eof .Becausewher easi ngl ephot omi ghtt ur noutgr eati ni sol at i on( al mostahappyacci dent ) ,i t r equi r esamuchgr eat erdegr eeofdedi cat i on( andsheerwor k)f oraphot ogr aphert ot ackl eonepar t i cul art hemeand r eal l ypl ungei nandexpl or ei ti ndept hoveraper i odofdays,weeks,ormont hs. Assi gni ngyour sel fapr oj ectt hatmeanssomet hi ngt oyoueachmont hi soneoft hebestwayst of ur t heryourpr ogr ess asaphot ogr apher .Andwewantt obegi ncel ebr at i ngt hoseef f or t s.Socommenci ngwi t ht hi si ssuewe’ r egoi ngt obe publ i shi ngatl eastt hr eef eat ur espr eadsdedi cat edt ospeci f i cphot ogr aphi c( orevenphot oj our nal i st i c)pr oj ect s. Theseshoul dmakeeachi ssueevenmor ei nt er est i ng.Andi fyou’ r eaphot ogr apheryour sel f ,i tmi ghtbet hatt hese pr oj ect swi l li nspi r eyoui nyourownwor k,spar ki ngi deasf orpossi bl epr oj ect syoumi ghtpur sueyour sel f . Butt hepr oj ect sonl ymakeupaf r act i onofwhatwehavei nst or ef oryout hi smont h.Sogoki ckbacki naf avor i t e chai r ,opent hemagonat abl eti fpossi bl e,andenj oyt heext r aor di nar ycol l ect i onwe’ veassembl edf oryout hi smont h cel ebr at i ngt het al ent soft hei ncr edi bl ephot ogr apher sofAWAKE! -Sebast i anMi chael s
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Si egar tVonSchl i cht i ng Feat ured Phot ographer
Iwas born i n Germany butgrew up i n Sout h Af ri ca and t hen l i ved i n Nami bi af ort wo years.I n my prof essi onall i f e,Iwork wi t h numbers,paper ,sal es f i gures and excelchart s,so phot ography i s qui t e a di ff erentworl df orme and Iam very happy t hatIhave t he opport uni t yt o work i n bot h worl ds. When Iwas 16,Ihad a peri od where Idi dal otofphot ography and t ri ed phot ographi ng everyt hi ng.Two years l at er ,Icompl et ed a course i n art ,butul t i mat el y Idi d notf eelgi f t ed enough,and I was convi nced t hatIwoul d neverbecome a greatart i st .However , arthas al ways i nt erest ed me and was ki nd ofa secretl ove.Il ove t ot ake phot os.I tst art ed wi t hf l owers,beaut i f ulf l owers,magi cal grace,beaut i f ulcol ors and shapes.Unt i lIdi scovered peopl e, especi al l y women,t o express t hei rbeaut y,grace and passi on. Idi scovered Phot oshop about3 years ago.A wonderf ulnew worl d ofpossi bi l i t i es opened up f orme.To t hi s day,Il ove t o phot ograph peopl e and creat e beaut i f ulport rai t s and phot ographs wi t ht he ai d ofPhot oshop.When I ’ m worki ng wi t ha model ,It ry t o connectwi t h her ,t o creat e a pi ct ure t hatcombi nes aest het i cs and expressi on.Then Ist artoffwi t h a caref ulski n “t reat ment ”. Af t ert hatIl ook f ora background,a t ext ure,or somet i mes even 10 overl ayi ng t ext ures,dependi ng on t he creat i ve i dea orprocess.I ' m l ooki ng f orl i ghtf l ares,pat t erns,overl ays and bokeh.Ihave a huge l i brary oft hem.Thi s can real l yt ake hours.When everyt hi ng i s done,Igi ve t he whol e pi ct ure a col or l ook,t hatf i t s,so al lt he part s harmoni ousl yj oi ni n one arrangement . Ist i l lsee mysel fatt he begi nni ng.That ' s why Iat t end workshops ofwel l known phot ographers who i mpress me and have t hei rown si gnat ure st yl e.Iwat ch many t ut ori al st o expl ore phot ography and i mage edi t i ng.I nt he pastt hree years my phot ographs and my st yl e has been wel laccept ed i nt he communi t y.Ihave publ i shed a numberofart i cl es and won severalmedal s and awards f ormy creat i ve port rai t s,especi al l yi nI nt ernat i onalcompet i t i ons. 2
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Bob Egan 21
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Susan Jones
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Chri s Wucherer
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Jul i e Cowdy
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Carol i ne Jul i a Moore 48
Lorrai ne Desl auri ers
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Li nda Knox
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Dov Fuchs 79
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ALAN EWART
Proj ect :PregnantPause Iam a phot ogr apherand di gi t alar t i stbased i n Dor set ,on Engl and’ s Sout h Coast .Iwas f or ced i nt o ear l y r et i r ementi n 2011 as a r esul tofPTSD and st r ess r el at ed depr essi on. My doct oradvi sed get t i ng cr eat i ve, somet hi ng It ook t o hear t ,and somet hi ng Ihave l i ved ever y day si nce. Isoon f ound t hatIl oved phot ogr aphi ng peopl e.Att he age of57,Ideci ded t o enr olf ora Mast er s Degr ee i n Commer ci alPhot ogr aphy att he Ar t s Uni ver si t y Bour nemout h. Iwas i nspi r ed by Rol and Bar t hes’ s accountofdi scover i ng hi s mot heri n phot ogr aphs af t erherdeat h.Thi s made me r ef l ecton my r el at i onshi p wi t h my own mot her ,a r el at i onshi pt hathas been f r aughtwi t ht ensi on f ort he maj or i t y ofmy l i f e. My mot heri s now suf f er i ng f r om dement i a,and i twas dur i ng a shor tphot oshootwi t h hert hatIachi eved cl ar i t y ofpur pose f ormy pr oj ect" Pr egnantPause. "Iqui ckl yr eal i sed t hati fIwer et o gett he i mages I want ed t hen Iwoul d have t o capt ur e my subj ect st hr ough candi d snapshot s.Isetup a l i ghtand we j ust chat t ed,wi t h me t aki ng t he occasi onali mage.Revi ewi ng t he i mages l at erIr eal i sed t hatIf ound t he aest het i c Iwas l ooki ng f or . My r esear ch had al l owed me t o det er mi ne whatIwant ed t o avoi d when t aki ng i mages ofexpect antornew mot her s. Iknew t hatIwant ed t o avoi dt he st er eot ypes;t he Ear t h Mot her , t he Madonna,t he Sai nt ,t he Si nner .Subsequent l y,wor ki ng on my pr oj ectIasked my subj ect st o dr ess as t hey nor mal l y woul d.By t aki ng t i me t oi nt er vi ew my subj ect s,whi l stt aki ng an occasi onali mage,I deci ded t hatusi ng a si ngl el i ghtsour ce,be i ton orof fcamer af l ash, ornat ur all i ght ,was goi ng t o cr eat et he f eelIt houghtmostappr opr i at e gi ven t he st or i es my subj ect s had t ot el l . One t hi ng was cl ear ,t hese ar ei ncr edi bl y st r ong and r esi l i entpeopl e who have over come a gr eatdealofadver si t y. Thei rexper i ences ar e so f ar away f r om t he st er eot ypes so of t en pr esent ed as f ami l i alnor mal cy. I want ed t o capt ur et he subj ect s’nor mal cy,whi l stat t empt i ng t o por t r ay t hei rst r engt h orvul ner abi l i t y. Mostofal l ,Iwant ed t o obt ai n an aut hent i c i nsi ghti nt ot he l i ves ofmy subj ect s. . .and somehow capt ur e how i twas t hey f i l l ed t he space t hey occupy i nt he wor l d. 105
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JULI E POWELL Proj ect :Found Obj ect s Ihave become i ncreasi ngl y obsessed wi t h expl ori ng vari ous creat i ve approaches t o phot ography,especi al l y wi t h regard t o worki ng wi t hl i ght . Forseveralyears now I ’ ve been experi ment i ng wi t h “Li ghtPai nt i ng” (oras some cal li t ,“Li ghtScul pt i ng”).And overt he pastf ew mont hs If eelIhave devel oped my own st yl e and t echni que f or f i nessi ng t hese i mages. My Found Obj ect s seri es i s made up ofj ustt hat :vari ous obj ect sI have f ound i n my house and st udi o,orwhi l e wal ki ng t hrough vi nt age market s and f ai rs,oreven whi l e st rol l i ng i n my own f ront garden. Worki ng wi t ht hese everyday obj ect s,Ist ri ve t ot urn t hem i nt o pai nt erl y,mesmeri zi ng works ofart . Each phot oi s creat ed i n a darkened st udi o,wi t h ND f i l t ers on my camera t of urt hersl ow t he shut t erspeed. Then,whi l et he shut t er i s open,I“pai nti n” t he hi ghl i ght s — oft he subj ect ,oft he t i mber crat e Ial ways use,oft he f abri c and such — wi t hat i ny l i t t l e LED pen l i ght . Bei ng abl et o have t he shut t eropen f orso l ong al l ows me t o capt ure t i ny det ai l s wi t ht he pen l i ght(even dustmot es occasi onal l y)i n such gl ori ous sharpness and l umi nosi t y. And l ayeri ng on “Look Up Tabl es” af t erward i n Phot oshop al l ows me t o f urt heraccent uat et he al mostci nemat i c at mosphere i nt he i mages. [Al li mage shotwi t h a Sony a7i iand 50mm macro l ens and ND 6 + 3 Koki n ND Fi l t ers,t he camera sett o F/9 – 16,I SO100 – 200,and a shut t erspeed rangi ng f rom 20s t o 2 mi ns. ]
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