Flowers

The majority of my work revolves around found objects. I am drawn to life in its natural state. I work with flowers, but do not care for the flowers themselves but rather their naturalistic state of existence.

Flowers exist where they are and are stumbled upon in order to be seen. Whether purposely planted or random growth in nature, a flower will be only what it will be. Organics of colour and form inspire and excite the senses, which is worthy of documentation.

pan-o-rama

When one looks at anything, one makes a series of still frames.
Ones' mind puts all the still frames into motion producing all one sees.

both: April 2006

© 2006 J.L.Printup. All Rights Reserved.

Holga Series

There are some who say Holga produced photographs are not real photographs. Yet these people fake the effect in Photoshop and praise their technical skills. What could there possible be that is not "real"? Light interacts with the film to produce a chemical reaction; thus negatives. Why should it matter whether the container holding the film cost $20 or $3,000, when one is creating a photograph for a specific reason?

The photographs in this series are not manipulated in Photoshop to create the effect shown. Photoshop, for this series, is used to resize, "dust," and perhaps add a touch of contrast (+1 or 2), to compensate for scanning. This series is created from expired, Kodak 120 Tmax 100 [B/W] or Kodak 120VC 400 [Colour] film. I use expired film, first because I will not throw out film, and second because of the possibility for distortion enhancement.

© 2006 J.L.Printup. All Rights Reserved.

Photography

I work with light to capture specific moments in time. Moments vary due to position and strength of available light. I am interested in how people interact within their environment and the relationship that develops between nature and itself.

I had started by working on the change of my immediate environment through the seasons. I was able to show the changes that snow went through, from the time it fell, to the time it melted. I was concerned with the way shadows were created, and how the colour of the snow changed with the sunlight. As spring came, nature came back to life. The trees and flowers in full bloom provided opportunity to express colour that had been sleeping.

People are very fascinating to watch. Normally upon view of a camera most people become uncomfortable, and images become stiff and unnatural. When I want to express a specific idea using a person, I state what I am looking for and watch through the lens as the person becomes the idea. Usually without notice, I snap the picture. By waiting and talking with the person they become more relaxed, producing a more natural feel to the image.