Download Rodin, SofoBoMo 08 PDF (22mb)
It's done, just under the wire ... I could fuzz the month, but why stress on it. I just wich I could have done 2 in the fuzzy month to get a a Paul Butzi print.
I was a little rushed at the end to get the book finished, I will blog about the process ... after work.... :)
I just noticed that SoFoBoMo.org is running. It will be nice to have a place to host this and future SoFoBoMo'ers.
Update: Since I did not have the time to blog much while I was doing the book, I'll spend some time blogging it now, revising and extending my remarks:
SoFoBoMo wrapup part 1, Back to the beginning
SoFoBoMo Wrapup: Why I love/Hate to talk about gear
SoFoBoMo wrapup: Shooting Rodin
SoFoBoMo wrapup: Processing the files
SoFoBoMo wrapup: Creating the PDF with Aperture
3 comments:
Wow. That’s a lot of Rodin in one place. Overwhelming, actually. Or perhaps it’s your wealth of photos that conveys so much power all at once. I started mentally tracking which photos I really like -- and just stopped after I couldn’t keep track any more. I like the photos with sharp contrast and lighting -- shadows, bright spots -- some of the abstract ones and some of the completely clear ones with novel composition. This is quite a body of work (no pun intended), and you should be proud. Congratulations!
I'm glad I came across this from the sofobomo.org website. As Amy says, this definitely is a lot of Rodin all in one place. As a photographer myself, I refuse to take any credit when filming someone else's static art - sculture or paintings - because I feel that my job was merely to document it. The beauty of the picture, if any, is a result of the original artist himself putting his soul into his creation.
But this collection of photographs is different. Not only have a documented a vast collection of masterpieces, but in the process you've also created your own art. The photographs are not merely showing Rodin's sculptures. They are all coming alive. Thoroughly inspiring.
Excuse me now while sit down to mull over my own sofobomo project.
Thanks Amy.
It was hard to winnow it down to the 105 pics in the book... And I stayed mainly with the major pieces in the collection.
Pranav said "As a photographer myself, I refuse to take any credit when filming someone else's static art - sculpture or paintings - because I feel that my job was merely to document it."
Yes ... I know, thats why "Rodin" was in the large type and my name was in small type. In addition all of the text was Rodin quotes as well.
I did spend a lot of time thinking what I could do in with the photographic process that would add to the impact of the sculpture. With art this amazing, taking a angle, looking for dramatic light etc makes it more intense.
However, I used this project to learn about Rodin and his mastery of art...
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