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This is another one that's been on my 'to buy' list for years now - though I am slowly ticking them off - and the video doesn't spoil it or put me off in any way, if anything it makes me want to pick it up more. Cheers, as always, Hashem.
Honestly, my love is portraits and fashion but I really appreciate these images and many others. The 8x10 format is a great addition to allow these larger scenes shine. Thanks for the video!
Great book and shows a lot of places that I visited many years ago (years after Stephen), in the US and Canada though I would have never thought to photograph those mundane things at the time and certainly not on large format. Shows his passion and dedication to the project. Thx!
Great video Hashim :D I'm a fan of Stephen's and really appreciate his style and the genre of photography he works in. Like you, I like the colour in his pics and the subject matter. The style of photography was called "banal" but I hardly think there's anything banal about his pics. There's more to them than meets the eye, even though some of the subjects appear to be pretty "boring" as some seem to think. Like shooting his brekky or bed!!! :D I've been lucky enough to have spoken to Stephen on a number of occasions, asking him about his work, about the technical aspects of photography and other topics. He's a very no nonsense type of guy and is more than willing to share his knowledge and opinions about various aspects of photography, and, about other people's photography. A sharp wit, but a nice guy. Have you seen his other work, "American Surfaces"? He took much of that book with a 35mm camera. He just hopped in his car and drove across the US doing pretty much like he always does with his photography. Decided to do a road trip and documented his travels. A really interesting book :D
Thanks, Carl! That's cool that you managed to speak to him a few times. I haven't seen his American Surfaces book, but I do see it pop up from time to time online. Sounds like it could be a good next book of his to get :-)
I'm not 100% sure! But, I think there was an earlier (2004) edition, and then there was a revised and expanded version from 2014 onwards (the one I have)
Looks like he used Kodachrome, which explains the colour and look - super detailed and sharp. Add to that 8x10 and you have a unique look. Reminds me of the pastel, over-exposed nostaligic photography of mundane everyday things that is so popular with the younger film-hipster crowd nowadays. But like Shore said, he was just taking photos of normal everyday stuff when he was shooting in the 70s. "There is, too, a distinct aura that emanates from these pictures, a sense of another America, recognisable but distant, that seems at times luminous in its very everydayness. This is not just to do with time passing, but with the singular quality of the Kodachrome colour slide film he was using, which, according to Shore, 'is the sharpest film that Kodak ever made'." quote from: www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/feb/29/stephen-shore-ordinary-america-photographs-interview-plate-camera-leica
I'm not sure that Kodachrome came in anything bigger than 35mm until later on, and even then largest format was 120? I'm sure he may have used it for his smaller format work, but the bulk of Uncommon Places is shot on large format.
@@pushingfilm just saw your reply after I replied to myself. No, it was my error, I assumed that the live stream was still going when I got your notification. Probably worth trying again.
Thanks for watching for anyone who joined live! It seems the live-chat may have been broken for some of you even if subscribed...and I will make sure that new feature is turned off for the next stream! You may have also noticed that the video title hadn't correctly updated until after the stream. I appreciate you all watching regardless, and see ya next time!
This is another one that's been on my 'to buy' list for years now - though I am slowly ticking them off - and the video doesn't spoil it or put me off in any way, if anything it makes me want to pick it up more. Cheers, as always, Hashem.
Great review Hashem! I hadn't heard of him before so thanks for showing him. I love the work!
great stuff. an inspiring classic, well presented.
A spectacular book of color,well thought out by a wonderful photographer with the right camera at the time. Thanks!!
Thanks for watching!
@@pushingfilm How large is that book and approximate cost, Thanks
@@royhobbs785 12.8 x 1 x 10.3 inches, and the price seems to vary a lot! Back when I got my copy it was retailing for about 65AUD
@@pushingfilm Thanks so much!!
Got mine, thanks for the tip!
Honestly, my love is portraits and fashion but I really appreciate these images and many others. The 8x10 format is a great addition to allow these larger scenes shine. Thanks for the video!
Great book and shows a lot of places that I visited many years ago (years after Stephen), in the US and Canada though I would have never thought to photograph those mundane things at the time and certainly not on large format. Shows his passion and dedication to the project. Thx!
Great video Hashim :D I'm a fan of Stephen's and really appreciate his style and the genre of photography he works in. Like you, I like the colour in his pics and the subject matter. The style of photography was called "banal" but I hardly think there's anything banal about his pics. There's more to them than meets the eye, even though some of the subjects appear to be pretty "boring" as some seem to think. Like shooting his brekky or bed!!! :D I've been lucky enough to have spoken to Stephen on a number of occasions, asking him about his work, about the technical aspects of photography and other topics. He's a very no nonsense type of guy and is more than willing to share his knowledge and opinions about various aspects of photography, and, about other people's photography. A sharp wit, but a nice guy. Have you seen his other work, "American Surfaces"? He took much of that book with a 35mm camera. He just hopped in his car and drove across the US doing pretty much like he always does with his photography. Decided to do a road trip and documented his travels. A really interesting book :D
Thanks, Carl! That's cool that you managed to speak to him a few times. I haven't seen his American Surfaces book, but I do see it pop up from time to time online. Sounds like it could be a good next book of his to get :-)
Well done! Looks like a great book to add to my collection
great book! Do you by chance know the difference between 2014 and 2015 edition of this same book?
I'm not 100% sure! But, I think there was an earlier (2004) edition, and then there was a revised and expanded version from 2014 onwards (the one I have)
@@pushingfilm thank you!
Looks like he used Kodachrome, which explains the colour and look - super detailed and sharp. Add to that 8x10 and you have a unique look. Reminds me of the pastel, over-exposed nostaligic photography of mundane everyday things that is so popular with the younger film-hipster crowd nowadays. But like Shore said, he was just taking photos of normal everyday stuff when he was shooting in the 70s.
"There is, too, a distinct aura that emanates from these pictures, a sense of another America, recognisable but distant, that seems at times luminous in its very everydayness. This is not just to do with time passing, but with the singular quality of the Kodachrome colour slide film he was using, which, according to Shore, 'is the sharpest film that Kodak ever made'."
quote from:
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/feb/29/stephen-shore-ordinary-america-photographs-interview-plate-camera-leica
I'm not sure that Kodachrome came in anything bigger than 35mm until later on, and even then largest format was 120? I'm sure he may have used it for his smaller format work, but the bulk of Uncommon Places is shot on large format.
"Subscribers-only mode", yet I'm a longtime subscriber and cannot make comments.
d'oh, the live stream is over lol
Yeah sorry about that, I think that whole mode is broken and I probably won't be using it again.
@@pushingfilm just saw your reply after I replied to myself. No, it was my error, I assumed that the live stream was still going when I got your notification. Probably worth trying again.