In search of real atmosphere…
I have a camera app on my phone called Hipstamatic ‘classic’. I’ve had it for years.
It used to offer a very un digital experience, the view finder was not quite what the photo would be, the lens and film choice were made before you took a photo, the result unpredictable…
They’ve changed it more recently so you can apply the films and lenses to existing photos - and so, here we have two deliberate attempts with unpredictable results that have captured something rather unique, the atmosphere of an industrial engine shed in the 1950s...
Taking photographs and writing, creating material here or in print are every bit part of this wonderful hobby got me - they’re translucent layers in a creative process, each adding a little more to the overall result, interacting with those before, and more, with those that follow.
It is interesting to reflect on the success of the Inside Out video this week. Out performing anything I’ve ever previously shared, what is it about this small scene that excites so many of us?
This isn’t the end of the story. Until next time, more soon…
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I think you've hit on a great recipe James. Your crisp modelling of a Gifford photo - one of the great school of photographers looking for real atmosphere.
ReplyDeleteCouple these to the speed of your producing a “layout” from the germ, one beautiful little tank engine, and some good thinking around the details and crew, and you have a winner.
Plus it's tiny - almost anybody could fit one into their space.
Years ago, somebody (John Dormann?) did something slightly similar in 7mm of part of Swindon works - twas in MRJ. Smoke machines were used, and mirrors. Neither really needed on yours!