Art Ph. Calama

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Skaters y Desierto

(translation and more photos below)

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De vuelta en el norte (como seguro habrán notado ya), han sido días de trabajo no relacionado a la fotografía o las imágenes. De hecho, quizás, totalmente lo opuesto.

Sin embargo, en tiempos de ocio, que también son muchos, el hogar siempre ofrece algo que observar. Ya sean los ocres, ya sea el cielo o simples estructuras o lugares, siempre hay algo que descubrir.

Sea en el momento de fotografiar o en el post-proceso, cuando tranquilamente puedes pensar, crear y sobretodo, mover indicadores de un lado hacia el otro, hasta lograr la imagen que estabas buscando.

Desde curvas de luz invertidas y totalmente dispersas, hasta el blanco y negro que cada vez me gusta más.

Desde Calama, norte de Chile, imagenes de Arte y Fotografia: Art Ph.

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Back in north-country (as sureley you’ve noticed already), have been days of non-related photography work. In fact, has been quite the opposite (hello Excel).

But, in times of leisure, which are also many, my home always offers something to watch (or catch). Whether the ochres, or the clean blue sky above or simple structures or places to be discovered.

Either at the time of taking the actual picture or in post-process (when you can calmly think, create and, above all, move indicators from one side to the other) give yourself time, until you get the image you are looking for.

From inverted and fully dispersed light curves to black and white, which I like more everyday.

From Calama, northern Chile, pictures of Art and Photography: Art Ph.

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Visión: Of Mistakes and Memory

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The three photos in this post are a statement. A statement, say, a principle more than anything. A would-be reminder of the constant path of mistakes that one take before one can acomplish something remotely good.

What does a photo of two garbage man in their daily routine has to do with mistakes and self-deprecation?

Well, because you can barely see them. Because there’s no detail of the situation, no context, no faces, no nothing. Because in the rush of taking this pictures I forgot about the light and forgot how to use my freaking camera.

8pm. 100 ISO, f/14 @ 1/60 sec.

And the moment is gone. Underexposed forever. Sure, you can go to Lightroom and brighten the hell out of your photos (like in this case) but the quality will suck. Period.

Maybe because of the time I’m typing this, I’m being way too negative, but regardless of the tone, the lesson stands:

Know your gear, be ready and don’t forget about the light!

Specially if you are just strolling through the city. There’s always situations happening, people doing interesting stuff in front of you and moments you don’t wanna miss. This is particulary true the moment you pull out a DSLR camera. Being kinda big and menacing, people inmediatly asume you’re a pro of some sort and will pose for you.

I salvaged this photos in this gross manner jsut because I liked the attitude of this two workers and I didn’t want this moments to be lost.

Damn. They could’ve been great photos.

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