Re: Victorian Roundup Photos
| June 24, 2020 09:42AM |
Dan Markoff Wrote:
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> What we are doing is not reliving
> memories, rather we are making NEW memories in the
> 21st century.
Amen. People say that the re-creations that we shoot today are not "historic", but neither were the images taken in the late 1800s....when viewed in the late 1800s. It is entirely possible that 100 years from now, the stuff we shoot today will be of interest to people, and it will certainly be a record of history. That's why I only occasionally dabble in attempts to create images that look like they were shot back in the late 1800s or early 1900s. With some experience and skill, it is possible to get close, but when rendering images shot "today", I find that most audiences prefer the technology of "today" and I think they will be more valuable to viewers in the next century.
As others have noted, the problem with the glass plate cameras of old is that they could capture only relatively static or posed scenes:
They couldn't capture action, nor could they depict colors. I should probably take this and see what it looks like in sepia
I suspect it wouldn't be nearly as impactful. And some of us are still not sure if Jupiter really looked this this:
Or if the B&O #25 "William Mason" really looked like this....
I am personally looking forward to making images of this little beauty, in action, with a train.....
I thoroughly enjoy the images left by those who have gone before me, and I hope to leave something of value to those who come after....
/Kevin Madore
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> What we are doing is not reliving
> memories, rather we are making NEW memories in the
> 21st century.
Amen. People say that the re-creations that we shoot today are not "historic", but neither were the images taken in the late 1800s....when viewed in the late 1800s. It is entirely possible that 100 years from now, the stuff we shoot today will be of interest to people, and it will certainly be a record of history. That's why I only occasionally dabble in attempts to create images that look like they were shot back in the late 1800s or early 1900s. With some experience and skill, it is possible to get close, but when rendering images shot "today", I find that most audiences prefer the technology of "today" and I think they will be more valuable to viewers in the next century.
As others have noted, the problem with the glass plate cameras of old is that they could capture only relatively static or posed scenes:
They couldn't capture action, nor could they depict colors. I should probably take this and see what it looks like in sepia
I suspect it wouldn't be nearly as impactful. And some of us are still not sure if Jupiter really looked this this:
Or if the B&O #25 "William Mason" really looked like this....
I am personally looking forward to making images of this little beauty, in action, with a train.....
I thoroughly enjoy the images left by those who have gone before me, and I hope to leave something of value to those who come after....
/Kevin Madore
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