A traditional art form, portrait photography is being reevaluated. One artist's work is motivated by his reaction toward portraiture's traditional confrontational character. This photographer tired of seeing careless characterization in the portraits he took of individuals.
This creates a point. Widely perceived to be cool, media portraiture can actually be quite a drag at times. At the command of the photographer, the models in the picture start doing strange poses in unexpected settings.
His solution to the banality common in this type of work has been to engage the sitter in a more extensive way. It took collaborative effort for the 13 portraits of people from Pittsburgh to be made. A great deal of independence is given to the sitter, including the setting of the photograph as well as giving suggestions. In this profession, this is different.
No preconceptions exist in the artist's head for any one project. There is an essential meeting done before the actual taking of the photograph to draft its general concept. Usually, the sitter helps him when he already tries to look for the perfect site. Sometimes a set is constructed, and it is usually made with a steel sheet and mirrored glass box to create a confined cell.
A scenario of a bar was picked out by a writer, but a scenario where his work was displayed was what a sculptor wanted. They tried using bridges as a possible site for an actor and a director, but it came out looking very incidental.
It is impressive how he is able to create such astonishing lighting effects in the photographs he takes. These are not technical additions done during the developing and printing phases. The effects of color become pervasive and appealing in the picture because he uses colored gels with his lighting equipment. The extent of the time it takes for these photographs can be wearisome. The time it takes for exposure of the nocturnal portrait outside the bar is 15 minutes, which is ample time for the sitter to step in and out of the camera's range.
He could come back with a wand of light in his hand and use it to trace letters in the air. There was no sign of any person's existence on the film when people were moving in and out of the bar during the exposure. Usually, all it takes is simple lighting amidst all the brilliant effects, as shown by another series of nocturnal photographs taken in the garden of a factory.
It's curious to note that while he just taught himself photography, he is very professional about how he does his work. The sense of absolute control which he seems to exert over his work meets an interesting challenge when collaboration is undertaken. In the end though, the artist has the final say. The exhibit displays photographs that are reversal prints and they have been professionally printed.
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