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All it is, is a snap of a moment which relies on the viewer's emotions to evoke a response.
Isn't that the definition of photography??
The winner is a hasty snapshot which the author has over-processed to wash out the colours and claim it as "art", and apparently he's succeeded.
I wonder who came up with "almost Rembrandtian"? Probably the photographer or his agent, spoon feeding it to a gullible journalist.
Thanks for the personal insult. Always appreciated.Or maybe someone who recognised a similar lighting style to that which Rembrandt used. Go look up chiaroscuro. Its frustrating when people who clearly dont know what theyre looking at feel the need to knock it.
I had to look twice as i couldn't understand why it was #1. Its nothing more than a snap shot, how you interpret it is personal and i prefer to use my own judgement and not compare it to anything else. I never know why photographs are compared to art work as we are bound by the laws of physics where an artist can create what they want.The winner is a hasty snapshot which the author has over-processed to wash out the colours and claim it as "art", and apparently he's succeeded.
I wonder who came up with "almost Rembrandtian"? Probably the photographer or his agent, spoon feeding it to a gullible journalist.
.... as expected.
Whatever the merits of the composition and content, the tonal rendering is poorly handled. I much prefer the image 'Skate Girl', which gives a little jolt to your consciousness and leaves you curious ....
interestlingly, maybe, there is a pdf with the technical details of some of the shots
http://www.npg.org.uk/photoprize1/site14/downloads/TWPPP2014_technical_details.pdf
The more I look at the winner the more I love it. The only criticism I have of it is the cut off ladies face in the background. Cant wait to see it in the flesh.
could be, it just looked like a dress. Could be shorts though
Yes I like it, as a winner well perhaps not.
I question the light on the Childs face, has it been dodged in? the rest of the image is lit from the left.
Is it a setup shot made to look like a "snapshot"?
Rhodese.
Is the Sarah Lee who has a couple of mentions our very own Sarah Lee?
And now I'm hungry. Wonder whether there's any cheesecake in the fridge?It seems that I have another namesake out there
Ah, the annual Taylor Wessing Animal Holding Contest continues to parody itself.
I don't recall any animal holding last year. I remember a goat in a backpack.. or maybe that was a dream.. LOL
I question the light on the Childs face, has it been dodged in? the rest of the image is lit from the left.
Is it a setup shot made to look like a "snapshot"?
Yea, fewer animals in the last two years than I thought there were, now that I look back. Still, more than enough 'sad face' photos though.