{"id":2138,"date":"2009-11-08T22:03:52","date_gmt":"2009-11-08T21:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/?p=2138"},"modified":"2009-11-08T22:03:52","modified_gmt":"2009-11-08T21:03:52","slug":"breaking-down-the-walls-of-predictability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/photography\/breaking-down-the-walls-of-predictability\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Down the Walls of Predictability…"},"content":{"rendered":"

On one of the photography forums dpchallenge<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, a photographer who read my article “A Funny Thing Happened to Me in the Camera Store”<\/a><\/strong><\/em> responded by saying “…thanks for sharing. Still waiting for my (lucky) accident”.<\/strong><\/em> <\/em><\/strong> I thought about her remark and my response was the following;<\/p>\n

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Whenever you are about to do what you think SHOULD be done, stop yourself, take a deep breath and do the opposite. If you think you are coming in too close to the subject, come in closer. If you set up your lights for a subject with your intended orientation to be at point “x”, move to point “y”.\u00a0 If you\u00a0 are standing up to take the shot, don’t. Get up on a ladder or lay down on the floor to do your capture. If your images look too bright make them brighter. If someone tells you that your images are too dark, make them darker. If your images are looking too normal, fuck them up. If you are worried about camera shake, don’t.\u00a0\u00a0 If the dress the model is wearing is begging for the classic accessory, don’t do it.\u00a0 Take that Lagerfeld dress and stick a 3,95\u20ac\u00a0 tacky\u00a0 “Eiffel Tower” huge chain around her neck.<\/p>\n

Breaking down the walls of Predictability is a tough call. If all of the competing photographers are cropping one way that is in “Fashion” do it the other way. When I was using film, I would go to the store and ask, “what is the shittiest or most obscure brands that you have?” Ever tried Konicachrome or 3M or “CrappyChrome”. Everyone was shooting Ektachrome… BORING. I would use Agfachrome 1000 ASA film. Polachrome or anything that would make my stuff stand out from the norm. I would set up shots using totally insane Fashion Stylists, Make-Up and Hairstylists, telling them to fly and that fear is the greatest hindrance to creativity. Let accidents happen. That is how they happen. Better yet, don’t even worry about them happening, just be open to the possibilities. Don’t be AFRAID to be different.\u00a0 Just BE.<\/p>\n

Thanks for your inspiration “Becky T”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On one of the photography forums dpchallenge, a photographer who read my article “A Funny Thing Happened to Me in the Camera Store” responded by saying “…thanks for sharing. Still waiting for my (lucky) accident”. I thought about her remark and my response was the following; Whenever you are about to do what you think SHOULD be done, stop yourself, take a deep breath and do the opposite. 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