David Dawson
Pipe Heater
8" x 10"
Gelatin Silver Print
2010
David Dawson
Torch
8" x 10"
Gelatin Silver Print
2010
Our instructions were:
Peeping. Peering. Staring.
This can be a fleeting glance, or a locked gaze.
As photographers we are trained to “see” and harness our visual curiosities on film. For this next assignment I would like you to critically explore different strategies for “looking/seeing”. Think about, not only the way in which your gaze interacts with the subject, but also the implications of different framing techniques. Finally, I ask that you consider how the viewer (the person experiencing your image) is consequently positioned and engaged based on your compositional decisions. You will be expected to produce at least two 8”x10” continuous tone print for class critique.
You will be evaluated not only on the quality of your print, but the integrity of you idea.
You will be graded on the following 5 criteria:
Completion of assignment, Creativity, Technical skill, Formal considerations, Content
NO PHOTOGRAPHING ON CAMPUS!!
For this project I decided to experiment with depth of field as well as the creeping aspect of the instructions. Of the three rolls I shot for this project, these were my two favorites.
The first is of the pipe heater in the glass studio during my glassblowing class. I always enjoyed watching the flames dance around the ends of the pipes and took several shots with various focus points hoping to catch the flame just right and with the right look down the pipes into the furnace.
The second is looking over the shoulder of our professor as he was torching a bulb ornament to rework the loop. I was as close to being in the way as I could without getting burned. The contrail of flame off the end of the piece intrigued me, as well as the clarity of his hand, the flame, and the bulb.
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