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| Soap Opera Couple, TV shot Harry Gruyaert 1972 At this very moment... Harry Gruyaert is officially my Grade 11 Photography inspiration. Thanks to Magnum Photos, I was able to explore his wonderful work and gain insight to what Harry was feeling while taking a certain "group" of photos. A short biography was given to a group of photographs named "TV shots", one of which is posted above. Harry described this experience with the following words: " I was in live contact with what was showing, holding my camera and sometimes moving very close to the screen to frame it differently. I ended up by finding myself in a situation very close to that of street photography in which, I believe, a good image is a question of controlling chance - a sort of small miracle.” After reading this description and feasting my eyes on the photos, I became fully inspired to indulge in digital photography during this semester. During Grade 10 Photography, I was unable to capture an amazing decisive moment (as much as I wanted to), while including great composition and elements of design on one roll of film. Given the opportunity to work with digital photography, I feel like I have an unlimited flow of creativity and supply of colour. Harry's photographs make me feel excited to work with cameras and merge my imagination with photography once again. |
(PS. There is a tab on my computer right now that reads: "what rhymes with harry?")
