Organic Fusion I by Orio
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Today I opened my box of old photo prints.
It was strange to see these old works after quite much time.
At the time I was most active as photographer. Nowadays, also for job reasons, I spend more time with 3D graphics. But the love for photograph has been never forgotten, and whenever I can I take my camera with me.
Here are two samples (this is the first) of a series of work I made (I think) about 1994 or 1995.
The series was first called "imaginary landscapes", but changed name after I became more conscious of what I wanted. I wanted to reach an "organic" level in the photograph, where the two matters - the matter of the objects photographed, and the matter of support (the film) could fuse as much as possible to become one. Hence the new series name "organic fusion".
So I started a lot of experiments. I cut glasses in the shape of cokin filters and applied all sorts of gel and stuff over them to get the blurs and halos that could "mix" the matters. I remember I went to the point of mixing vaseline with water colours!
On the film side, I was using slides with lots of contrast (for compensation of loss of colour saturation due to the gels), and I used to "stretch" the film to the incredible (like a 50 ASA stretched to 800!) to bring out all sort of film grain and noises, that I could.
All of the overexposed and underexposed areas are absolutely intentional!
Well most of the times the experiments were sort of weird and I wasn't happy with them. And still am not, that's why I only publish two images so far, one wants to expose the sucesses not the failures, lol !
One of my friends used to lead a business of stock fabrics. So one day I came to the warehouse and grabbed all sort of fabric pieces that were leftovers. I mean very good fabrics, incredible fabrics: silks from China and Japan, organza, velvets... all the best. And for free!
That was a happy time of experiments.
The slides were (if I remember correctly) either Kodak Panthers or Ektachrome.
The camera was a manual Nikon FM2, I used an external exposure meter.
No artificial light, only sunlight on these (for contrast reason).
No computer postwork on these, not even colour correction or gamma. They're straight out of the scanner. I happen to have a Canon scanner that is very faithful with regards to colors.
OK that's enough talk :-)
Thanks for viewing!
Comments (4)
Michelle A.
OK forget the question about filters..... I saw the other first..... Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful..... They create in me a wistful yet joyous feeling upon viewing them.... There is also something very seductive to them as well.... as if a unseen woman has left her silks lying about, and is doing things unseen with her lover (my naughty imagination at work here)..... I would love to see more of these.....
cynlee
such a wonderful glowing softness, worth your experiments! :]
schadtc
I agree with Michelle and cynlee. This is really beautiful.
logiloglu
**** vote *** !!!!!!!! :o) !!!!!!