Hey everyone
im just reading up on what all of you are saying about the impressionism challenge. And about the whole "adding your own filter" well i just want to point something out.
I hope all of you understand what impressionism is really about.
Its about the light that falls onto (any) subject which adds or takes away from the subject itself in order to further the artists understanding of the subject. This art movement took place in the mid 1800's from artists like van gogh and Degas.
In edgar's degas' "The Rehearsal" he focus' on how the light from the inside of the theatre falls upon the ballet dancers, in which it adds its own drama and unique interest, compared to as if it were painted in the middle of the day, outdoors in a courtyard.
Hearing the word "impressionism" i immediately thought out ways to photograph a woman and the way that the warm tunsten light of my 2 lights would dramatically light her face, and yet present her in the way that the warmth of the light only can.
Due to impressionism taking back so much in years, having a painterly effect is just one minor yet important detail that makes impressionism so fundamental in its time period.
Like many DPC user's, i used a filter on my photo to add a very minor yet important Painterly effect to it.
This is only to replicate those of our past who so beautifully painted masterpieces such as "Sunrise" by Monet, or "Rose in a Vase" Renoir.
I believe that as long as the photograph proved some important point about the special lighting or dramatic lighting effect that the subject was emphaszied by, then the photo definitly got my vote. filter or no filter, its nice to embrace our past artists, who imspire us to do what we have done today.
Hopefully i have not lit any flames, because that has not been the purpose of my rant.
:)
Cheers.
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