Saturday 11 December 2010
Monday 6 December 2010
Thursday 22 July 2010
Studio Nan. Real Nan.
Studio Nan. Real Nan.
The question of this 1950's remembrance image was, 'Is this how you remember your grandmother?'. Obviously, the photographer was not being paid enough to take a great deal of trouble over 'conveying the character' of the sitter.
The next question is therefore whether to adjust it to be more faithful to the memory of the sitter is to be unfaithful to historical truth.
Does emotional truth take precedence over the chemical record of the moment, snatched briefly without any sympathy with the sitter, or much real consideration of the needs of the target audience for the photograph?
The slight rotation of the head, plus 'smearing' of the edges of the mouth with Photoshop make the photographed Nan more like the real Nan, according to her grand-daughter. Which reality is truer?
The question of this 1950's remembrance image was, 'Is this how you remember your grandmother?'. Obviously, the photographer was not being paid enough to take a great deal of trouble over 'conveying the character' of the sitter.
The next question is therefore whether to adjust it to be more faithful to the memory of the sitter is to be unfaithful to historical truth.
Does emotional truth take precedence over the chemical record of the moment, snatched briefly without any sympathy with the sitter, or much real consideration of the needs of the target audience for the photograph?
The slight rotation of the head, plus 'smearing' of the edges of the mouth with Photoshop make the photographed Nan more like the real Nan, according to her grand-daughter. Which reality is truer?
Friday 9 July 2010
Wednesday 30 June 2010
Friday 11 June 2010
Monday 7 June 2010
Gaza - The Human Protest
Free Gaza Demonstration
June 5th. 2010.
Downing Street. Piccadilly. Kensington Road. Kensington Barracks. Israeli Embassy.
Speakers included:
Alf Filer • Sarah Colborne (flotilla survivor) • Shahrar Ali • Ken Loach • Garth Hewitt • Caroline Lucas MP • Jody McIntyre • George Galloway • Glyn Secker • Kevin Ovenden (flotilla survivor) • Kate Hudson • Tony Benn • Lowkey • Ismail Patel (flotilla survivor) • Salma Yaqoob • John Rees • Baboo Zanghar • Daud Abdullah • Lindsey German • Tariq Ali • Jeremy Corbyn MP • John Rose • Yvonne Ridley • Maryam Abu Daya • Mohammed Kosbar • Ewa Jasiewicz and Alex Harrison • Lauren Booth • Martin Linton • Keith Sonnett • Afif Safieh • Sally Hunt...
Wednesday 26 May 2010
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