WegmanWorld:
If one can't get the shot, it really doesn't matter how "beautiful" the equipment and technique are.
Cheers,
Scott.
I am often asked if I miss working with the big camera. No.
I like working with the digital Hasselblad with the huge files, and the fact that all the lighting, equipment, printers and computers are here in my studio. I don't have to deal with lugging this beast around the woods of Maine or trekking to Soho with the dogs every time I want to use it. I do miss working with John Reuter and other tech assistants I got to know and love at the 20 x 24 studio.
And I miss seeing the curve in the lives of each dog under the scrutiny of one lens. The most hauntingly sweet and surprisingly poignant aspect of looking through these boxes of polaroids is seeing, because I am searching through the photos in reverse, my dogs Penny, Bobbin, Chip, Chundo, Batty, Crooky and Fay, all growing younger and younger.
If one can't get the shot, it really doesn't matter how "beautiful" the equipment and technique are.
Cheers,
Scott.