blooms and the details

Leave it up to my “unmistakable anti-hero” like Chase Jarvis to charge headlight first into a digital camera’s weakness and run with it on a experimental fashion shoot.

For the right brainers amongst us, consider this stuff on the merits of the peculiar, cold, distanced aesthetic united with the white-hot lights. For the left brainers, consider what’s happening with the camera sensor (blooming) to achieve these images and how the linking of multiple blooms actually works.

Sensor Bloom (from a series of photographs), copyright Chase Jarvis

This is the kind of thinking that is so completely outside of the box that it just boggles the mind. Of course being Chase, he can round up some models and a killer set for the shoot. I’m curious to know what camera he’s using. As for the sensor blooms, I thought we killed those with the newer cameras. Haven’t seen those since the 1D and D1 series.

Speaking of thinking outside of the box, I am completely moved by the work of Kevin Miyazaki, the photographer whom my friend Matthew turned me onto a few weeks ago. He just posted some positively beautiful photography on his recent Camp Home project.

Beverly’s Farm, photograph copyright Kevin J. Miyazaki

Kevin’s work is subtle, complex, and rich in personal vision. The quietness of the mood is deafening. I love studying this work. It both relaxes and energizes the eyes.

Wendell and Lela Mae’s parents, left, and a rake in Marty’s storage shed. Photograph copyright Kevin J. Miyazaki.

I’m meeting some really terrific people this week, and my depth of knowledge of the area and people’s experiences here is growing. I’ve heard lots of stories about the early homesteading years, and about converting the camp barracks buildings into houses where children were raised or important equipment was stored. I continue to be impressed that a strange knock on the door can lead to hours of conversation, shared meals, and the retelling of family histories.

See more of Kevin’s work and follow him along his journey on his blog. I look forward to his finished project.

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