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The Death of Love
Unabridged By M. Scott Ault M. Scott Online
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Fine
Art Nude Portraits... an awesome portrait
where the subject of the image is nude/ naked/ not wearing any clothing.
I've been shooting nudes for almost 20 years
and in all that time I have tried very hard to remain true to my vision,
my passion, and to not only quality output but celbratory material that
is beyond reproach.
I was one of the first two Canadian photographers
(very first Vancouver based photographer) to be featured on the website
"Michelle7." I was more than just a little honoured by the
praise and salutations I received through this. As sites, such as that
one, move more towards "simple" and/ or "sensual"
nudes two things are happening... first, quality artwork is being overlooked
and dismissed (primarily due to quantity of output) and the general
perception of nude photographic art is being sullied. As such, I am
starting to call the work I do "Fine Art Nude Portraits" because,
in all reality.. that is sort of what they are.
A portrait isn't three or four hundred images.
A portrait is an image to be proud of. A portrait should
stand the test of time and remain, on display, ages down the road. Shooting
off two, three, or four hundred images in order to get one or two good
portraits isn't really that good of an idea... the subject assumes a
pose and you compose the shot using one, two, or three frames. And the
reprint~ ability of a portrait... should be as large as possible...
so, I use film to make mine. 35mm, medium format, and large format.
Fine Art Nude Portraits... quality, creativity,
and originality.
Some of my tools
Nikon F5
Nikon's F5 body was released somewhere
around '97 or '98 ... this thing I picked up there abouts and
have been shooting with it ever since. So, this is the machine
I'm comfortable with. I prefer using it... I know it's internal
workings backwards... and I just love the way it sings when I'm
making it work hard. It might be a little heavy and this unit
might be a little battle weary but it's worth it... and the many
nuances of this machine makes it my favored toy.
Replaced... new
(to me) item arriving soon |
Nikon
n90s
Nikon's N90 (F90 in Canada/ other places)
was released slightly before the F5 and it is looked at as the
"little sister" or one step down from the F5. This machine
I picked up off eBay for a cool couple hundred and use it, now,
as a back up... loading it with different film compared to the
F5. In that way, I can achieve similar images with different film
stock. It is in this light that I am hoping to not only replace
the current F5 (it's main and sub command dials are acting up
now) but also pick up a second F5 to ensure exacting reproductions
with different film stocks... for different purposes.
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Holga
The Holga, part of the "Lomographic"
genre, is a square- formatted camera producing negatives measuring
approximately 6cm by 6cm. The lens is crappy, the body is plastic...
and it rarely produces the same image style from frame to frame.
Part of it's peculiarity comes from the film itself~ a paper-
backed film that can be "loosened" on it's spools to
allow a little bit of light bleeding in and burning the edges.
Another part of the uniqueness is derived from the plastic lens
that has odd focal characteristics. Another quality(?!) is the
shutter speed and pre- set aperture rating (approximately 1/15th
of a second shutter speed, fixed; f:11 aperture setting) which
means you need the right variables for the image to be captured...
or it'll be well... different. Unique. Original. An example can
be seen, below...
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Nimslo
Nimslo is the name given to a "quadrascopic
3D lenticular" camera... or, a camera that has 4
lenses, all in line. The individual lenses are aligned slightly
off of each other in order that, when printed at specific (and
defunct labs) the image is fully 3D. The result, for me, is essentially
a "Triptych" where the subject is assuming
only one pose but the camera produces 4 unique and different views
of it. Lomographic cameras are working in a similar
vein these days. An example can be seen, below...
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| Film Stock |
Black and White
I like shooting with Black and White film.
There are times when I will shoot predominantly with colour film
but that doesn't mean I can't print it as a black and white print...
just, some labs are squeemish when it comes to processing even
"C-41" black and white... so, make it easy on them.
But, all in all... the black and white print is a far more expressive
piece. The print, as well, leaves so much room for exploration
and examination... extrapolation. |
Infrared
Infrared film is often mistaken to be
a film that records heat. While heat can be a strong prducer of
infrared energy, it isn't the "harbinger" of it. Infrared light
falls below the visual spectrum (ultraviolet being above) and,
as such, captures subjects in a very creative manner. The nature
of the image is the reflective value the subject holds or... how
much infrared light is reflected by the subject. Blue sky, for
instance, reflects no IR light thus... it renders as "black"
while skin is a milky translucence to it and plants, often times,
are white. This is, by far, my favorite film to use. |
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