The Photographer.
Robert was shooting from inside the room which momentarily transformed to become the inside of a larger camera. The curtains became a shutter, the camera, a lens, and he became his own emulsion.
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- James Emler
- I'm a photographer and have been one for many years, (more at this point than I care to admit sometimes.) Photography is so much a part of my life now that if a day goes by without doing it, I feel that something is missing. I particularly love doing portraits and although I work in digital form much of the time, my heart is still with film and most particularly, with the large format (bellows and sheet) camera. There is a sense of alchemy to those old methods that still resides deep inside me. I also like that it forces me to work on a tripod. I know that for many photographers this feels limiting but I actually find it freeing. Working this way engages my imagination in a different way. I plan everything and when I am engaged with a subject, there is nothing in the way as I typically stand next to the camera rather than behind it. I feel more connected to the person and find it easier to engage in the conversation that so inevitably ensues.
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