Retrospective of our work for a possible exhibition

Over the past couple of years, we (Helen and I) have been working in PhotoLab and Topaz Photo AI to prepare an exhibition.

We have created an album of smaller versions of the images (the originals of which can be printed up to A0 size) on Facebook…

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1259031858619001&type=3

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Joanna,

Since I have no account, FB doesn’t let me quietly appreciate the whole set of images. But from what I could see, some of them are obviously worth an exhibition. No doubt.

Same for me.

George

Since it seems that Facebook membership is required, I’ve moved the album to Flickr…

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I like them. Good luck with your,possible, exhibition.

George

They definitely deserve an exhibition. Good luck!

Good move. Flickr will not mess with your images the way FB will.

Also, if you’ve not already done so, you should delete the images in FB, unless you are happy for FB to use them to train its AI algorithms.

Wow, those skies! A superb collection.

Hi Joanna, are you looking for feedback, or are you simply sharing your pictures for us to enjoy?

Well… the images are what they are and will be, but adulation is more than welcome :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye::grinning:

Understood, I’ll keep it simple.

The issue your visitors may have at the exhibition will be finding the theme. I’m really having a hard time finding the connection between a tomato, some shipwrecks, a house by the ocean and a modern bridge.

Choosing a theme, let’s say “Seaside”, would allow you to select the best of the best that apply to that theme: shipwrecks, house by the ocean, the lighthouses, the waves crashing on the rocks, the seafood dinner… and leave the rest behind for your next exhibition (fruits, flowers, back alley, landscapes).

Less is sometimes more.

PS: the Camélias photo is absolutely lovely!

Hi Joanna,

Let me ask, what is the printer model you are using for exhibition. In the past I had bad experiences with large format printers to make real greyscale images. The 6 to 12 ink printers usually make dark greenish images instead of black shades.

Endre

Possibly because these images are not the final choice and, even then, the “title” would be « Rétrospective », as it is meant to be a collection of photos on no particular subject, apart from them all being B&W, taken over several years.

I am using the Canon Pro 1000, which has 12 inks but also a dedicated B&W mode, which gives superbly neutral shades of black; although, if I wanted, I could tint but don’t.

Thanks for your quick reply.

Endre

This is a retrospective. There’s no need for a theme. These images are photographic art, not a photography contest with content rules. When it comes to art, themes can often be repetitive and pedestrian. Each image being considered for this retrospective stands on its own.

Mark

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Excellent!

I would love to see the photos printed in A0.

So would we :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: All we need is some more space in the house for a printer, stock of ink and paper; and the wall space to hang the prints :sunglasses:

We are planning on printing the Moonrise over Tréduder one to A1 at a lab - we do have space for it and Helen has been hoping to hang it for it for a couple of years.

The images are superb artwork. Presumably you started with a standard colour raw and then processed to monochrome without film grain (or did you use FilmPack?). I note that the resolution appears greater than using a 35 mm monochrome film, and probably greater than even a medium format monochrome film camera. Definitely worthy of an exhibition as art. (For my work, I am not an art photographer, but a realist – thus colour.) These do look like fine monochrome photography of the Ansel Adams epoch.

Thank you, that’s very kind.

As I can’t afford a mono Leica, it all starts win colour. I always use FilmPack and usually the Fuji Acros 100 emulation, which has a very fine grain.

I use a Nikon D850 with 46Mpx, which gives more resolution than MF and approaching that of LF, especially when I use Topaz Photo AI to enlarge the images. We normally print to A2 but can achieve at least A0 using a lab.

Thank you. We also use 5"x4" LF cameras and are very familiar with the work of Ansel Adams, whose techniques we have adapted to digital work.