Photographers Edie Fogel and Misti Layne came together to create this blog and share their passion for film based photography. As we brain stormed about possible names for the site we came up with Film Impressions. The dictionary defines impressions as: an idea, feeling, or opinion about something or someone. Since the site would be a place for various photographers to come together, it seemed appropriate to have a name that honored their unique vision. During the process of making a photograph, that moment a photographer presses the button, becomes the defining moment. These moments become our impressions of how we see or interpret the world. It seemed to be indeed a great title choice for this blog dedicated to such a beautiful craft, film based photography and to the photographers who choose film as their medium. We hope this site will inspire you.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Richard Avedon at the SFMOMA


Richard Avedon's photographs are on exhibit at the SFMOMA

It is a must see... his portraits that he took out west of coal miners, carnies etc are literally larger than life!
The museum store has a book about this portrait project that shows Richard Avedon using a 8x10 view camera to create these pictures.

Of course my favorite images were from his fashion work.
My all time fav is the image below with the model and the elephants.



I definitely encourage you to see such spectacular black and white prints.

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