There is an awesome post at the Photography Schools Online blog that discusses images that have become part of the vernacular. The images range from large format landscapes to digital snapshots from Iraq. While not all the images are analog, most are.
My personal favorite is the Robert Capa photo from Omaha Beach during D-day. It has what seems to be a blur caused by panning the camera during exposure. It adds to the sense of movement and urgency. The funny part is that Capa did not pan the camera. The blur came from a lab tech drying the film too quickly. The heat caused the emulsion to smear slightly. Analog leads to happy accidents.
It is a wonderful, informative and educational read. If you are a photographer, or hope to one day be a photographer, study these images. If you one day create an image with half the impact of these, you have moved a mountain. Check it out here.
Monday, May 3, 2010
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