1:1 Photo magazine

May 6, 2009 in photography by Guillermo Labarca | 4 comments

1:1 Photo magazine. Spring issue.

Several members from still-dancing are published in this issue.

4 comments

  1. Dietmar on May 6, 2009 at 8:59 pm

    cool guillermo. you put a lot of effort into the magazine. I liked to read the text. You feel its elaborate. I am looking forward to your view of “detail in shadows” ;)

    About rules, no rules. Well, its also the type of photographer who sets the rules.

    Why should you break up rules in such a narow field like photography? Breaking out leads only to a new set of rules, doesnt it? Its like Don Quichote fighting. Why not really break out to art, painting etc. then? With no borders around.

    A picture should have an impact on the viewer. The best images have an impact on all types of people. It is universal. Whether it is constrained through rules or not. One of the best ways to achieve that is through people and adressing emotion, I think.

  2. Stefan on May 6, 2009 at 9:26 pm

    fine, but posting it here makes no sense to me, since 75% is from here..

  3. Guillermo Labarca on May 7, 2009 at 11:43 am

    Dietmar, you are right about breaking rules and setting new rules. It is a trap you cannot get away. The reason to break existing rules is to find new ways to express yourself, but in order to do it you must make yourself understandable, which means to produce several images. These images have to be consistent, show coherency, and that means a style…. then rules. Yes there is no way out.
    The question here is that sometimes, somebody needs to break rules, create a different style in order to express something and, which is even so important, as you said to provoke an impact. In both situations (expression and impact) it is convenient, if not necessary, to search and find a new language, because the older one is not the best to express or it is not received. Photography is about communication therefore the chosen language is an important issue.
    Old, proved photographic languages are not be dismissed IMO, they can do better some things. But they should not be taken as the only measurement of quality.

    About “details in the shadows”, this is one the basic principles of Adam’s “zone method”: to measure the shadows in order to preserve details, at least in B&W film photos. And it has become kind of sacred by photographers and critics. But if you want to express something, say with big contrast, you can dismiss it, you can choose no details if your goal is attained. In a way, this is to say that you can permit yourself more freedom than what usually is allowed by photographers and critics.

  4. Eva on May 7, 2009 at 8:22 pm

    I think sometimes ignorance is pure bliss…