Friday, March 13, 2009

Working in a Traditional Way

Been thinking of the simplicity and beauty of working in a traditional way. Weston, Adams, Curtis, Atget, Sturges and Strand all worked with a large 8x10 view camera, they created great work with the simplest of tools. There is something truly beautiful in limiting yourself in this way because I think that by putting certain limits on how you work can lead to the opposite, it can lead to an expansion in ones vision and expression.

What if I took a year or 2 years and just shot 1 camera and 1 lens and Jock recommended. Would the simplicity add to my ability to express what I feel?