Comments for Dark Matters http://www.rogercoulam.com/blog On Photography by Roger Coulam Sun, 03 Jan 2016 11:35:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Comment on Trent Parke by Roger Coulam http://www.rogercoulam.com/blog/2016/01/trent-parke-2/#comment-43315 Roger Coulam Sun, 03 Jan 2016 11:35:17 +0000 http://www.rogercoulam.com/blog/?p=2932#comment-43315 Happy New Year Colin. Like so many Magnum photographers, his clarity of vision is exemplary. It is time I saw some of his prints. Happy New Year Colin. Like so many Magnum photographers, his clarity of vision is exemplary.
It is time I saw some of his prints.

]]> Comment on Trent Parke by Colin Dixon http://www.rogercoulam.com/blog/2016/01/trent-parke-2/#comment-43314 Colin Dixon Sun, 03 Jan 2016 11:23:29 +0000 http://www.rogercoulam.com/blog/?p=2932#comment-43314 Happy New Year Roger, A few, very few, great photographers can talk well about photography both generally and specifically. Trent Parke is one who most certainly can. Thanks for the clips. Colin Happy New Year Roger,

A few, very few, great photographers can talk well about photography both generally and specifically. Trent Parke is one who most certainly can. Thanks for the clips.

Colin

]]> Comment on Peter Turnley : French Kiss – A Love Letter to Paris by Roger Coulam http://www.rogercoulam.com/blog/2015/09/peter-turnley-french-kiss-a-love-letter-to-paris/#comment-43287 Roger Coulam Fri, 04 Sep 2015 18:53:27 +0000 http://www.rogercoulam.com/blog/?p=2876#comment-43287 I thought you might enjoy that one. Yes, a very dedicated photographer......must be to work that many Leica's! I thought you might enjoy that one. Yes, a very dedicated photographer……must be to work that many Leica’s!

]]> Comment on Peter Turnley : French Kiss – A Love Letter to Paris by Des Coulam http://www.rogercoulam.com/blog/2015/09/peter-turnley-french-kiss-a-love-letter-to-paris/#comment-43286 Des Coulam Fri, 04 Sep 2015 11:37:21 +0000 http://www.rogercoulam.com/blog/?p=2876#comment-43286 He's great, isn't he? I saw him at work in Place de la République just after the Charlie Hebdo attacks earlier this year. He was using three Leica's! It was fascinating to watch how he moved around almost imperceptibly searching out images. He’s great, isn’t he? I saw him at work in Place de la République just after the Charlie Hebdo attacks earlier this year. He was using three Leica’s! It was fascinating to watch how he moved around almost imperceptibly searching out images.

]]> Comment on Man Thinking Beauty by Roger Coulam http://www.rogercoulam.com/blog/2015/01/man-thinking-beauty/#comment-40254 Roger Coulam Tue, 06 Jan 2015 16:46:41 +0000 http://www.rogercoulam.com/blog/?p=2836#comment-40254 Richard - thanks for your comment. I agree that it is our emotional response to what light reveals in front of us that makes us want to try and capture the feeling of that moment. Rarely do I end up with a picture that shows even a small part of those sensations, but I keep trying! Roger Richard – thanks for your comment. I agree that it is our emotional response to what light reveals in front of us that makes us want to try and capture the feeling of that moment. Rarely do I end up with a picture that shows even a small part of those sensations, but I keep trying!
Roger

]]> Comment on Man Thinking Beauty by Richard Ewen http://www.rogercoulam.com/blog/2015/01/man-thinking-beauty/#comment-40253 Richard Ewen Tue, 06 Jan 2015 15:13:43 +0000 http://www.rogercoulam.com/blog/?p=2836#comment-40253 Enjoyed your comments on light and the landscape. When I first started painting landscapes in France with watercolor, I would document the place with my camera. I remember waiting for good days of sunshine for particular places I wanted to paint, ignoring the mood change on cloudy days as not desirable lighting for a painting. I think we look for "a perfect" sight and then try to capture it when we are really moved by the sight before us as the present lighting presents it to us. Your words and Robert Adams' describe it better than I can. Enjoyed your comments on light and the landscape. When I first started painting landscapes in France with watercolor, I would document the place with my camera. I remember waiting for good days of sunshine for particular places I wanted to paint, ignoring the mood change on cloudy days as not desirable lighting for a painting. I think we look for “a perfect” sight and then try to capture it when we are really moved by the sight before us as the present lighting presents it to us. Your words and Robert Adams’ describe it better than I can.

]]> Comment on Abstraction by Roger Coulam http://www.rogercoulam.com/blog/2014/12/abstraction/#comment-40230 Roger Coulam Sat, 06 Dec 2014 18:03:22 +0000 http://www.rogercoulam.com/blog/?p=2815#comment-40230 Colin In a world that is filled with endless images, most of which we do not even notice, if I can come up with any picture that raises a question or engages someone, that feels rewarding. Roger Colin
In a world that is filled with endless images, most of which we do not even notice, if I can come up with any picture that raises a question or engages someone, that feels rewarding.
Roger

]]> Comment on Abstraction by Colin Dixon http://www.rogercoulam.com/blog/2014/12/abstraction/#comment-40229 Colin Dixon Sat, 06 Dec 2014 16:50:08 +0000 http://www.rogercoulam.com/blog/?p=2815#comment-40229 Roger, Being hard to read is not always a bad thing and I think it can help images to live longer in both the imagination, and in reality on the wall. A degree of difficulty and/or ambiguity can allow for alternative and possibly deeper meanings over time. Without a title the "spore print" would be hard to read but no less powerful and beautiful. Roger,

Being hard to read is not always a bad thing and I think it can help images to live longer in both the imagination, and in reality on the wall. A degree of difficulty and/or ambiguity can allow for alternative and possibly deeper meanings over time. Without a title the “spore print” would be hard to read but no less powerful and beautiful.

]]> Comment on 3 Days in Burgerland by Roger Coulam http://www.rogercoulam.com/blog/2013/08/3-days-in-burgerland/#comment-37285 Roger Coulam Sat, 03 Aug 2013 09:45:22 +0000 http://www.rogercoulam.com/blog/?p=2633#comment-37285 Thanks Colin. I should have put out a "colour warning" with that set of images, but felt they needed to be bright and bold. I am working on the gallery part! Roger Thanks Colin. I should have put out a “colour warning” with that set of images, but felt they needed to be bright and bold. I am working on the gallery part!
Roger

]]> Comment on 3 Days in Burgerland by Colin Dixon http://www.rogercoulam.com/blog/2013/08/3-days-in-burgerland/#comment-37284 Colin Dixon Sat, 03 Aug 2013 06:41:27 +0000 http://www.rogercoulam.com/blog/?p=2633#comment-37284 Roger, More wry, sharply observed, strong images. The colour was a bit unexpected but works extremely well in the context of the photographs. Where and when will these and others in the series be shown on a gallery wall somewhere? Colin Roger,
More wry, sharply observed, strong images. The colour was a bit unexpected but works extremely well in the context of the photographs. Where and when will these and others in the series be shown on a gallery wall somewhere?

Colin

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