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The contrast is amazing!
 
Fantastic, thanks for posting. Caught the last 20 mins, will watch it all on iPlayer.
 
northernbiff said:
Her use of the rule of thirds is outstanding....I wish i could do that with every shot.

Is that a 5o mill lens she is using?
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75mm on 6x6 which would be slightly less than 50mm, more like 45mm.

Good documentary, didn't realise she travelled around the world!
 
That was really good
Amazing work and what a story of an obviously troubled soul
What was that quote, something like, "our work isn't art until it's shared"
A nice reminder to us all to take and share more, I know I keep threatening to put more up here
I found it really sad when she stopped shooting people and focused on litter and decay
 
I'll keep an eye on iplayer later for it, I missed it while it was on
 
Cheers Hacker...You changed your name??
 
Well worth a watch,from what I gather she was a very private person who just loved taking photos,in the end it seem she was just taking for herself,it was just by chance the way she stored her collection that they came into the public domain.
Whether she ever wanted to come out into the public light we will never know,but I am glad they did.

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simonblue said:
Well worth a watch,from what I gather she was a very private person who just loved taking photos,in the end it seem she was just taking for herself,it was just by chance the way she stored her collection that they came into the public domain.
Whether she ever wanted to come out into the public light we will never know,but I am glad they did.

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It'd be interesting to see what was on the rolls of film she handed in but couldnt afford to collect from the shop
 
I enjoyed it too, but I couldn't help thinking that there are too many commercial interests at stake for us to get a decent independent view of what her best work was. Because it is all published posthumously, and by those who own them, we have no direction from her about which work she would have wanted to publish or not. Or indeed if she wanted any of it published at all. A very interesting aspect was the fact that she hadn't even developed a number of the rolls she took, so had no idea herself what the negatives looked like, never mind prints, and never got any of her work printed properly. In a way, though, that was very telling: she was mainly doing this for herself, and like all good photographers, knew what the result would be without even having to see it (compare that with today's scattergun approach and obsessive chimping between frames).

Also, while she had a top quality camera, it also shows that you can be a great photographer without a variety of lenses and gizmos. A basic setup with a fixed lens does the job. And unfortunately now I think I might need a Rolleiflex...(already have a Rolleicord mind, so no need, but you know...). What an awesome camera.
 
I think I've got an old Russian Lubitel Twin Lens Reflex somewhere, perhaps I should dig it out :D but it was fascinating programme none the less.
 
TheGreatSoprendo said:
unfortunately now I think I might need a Rolleiflex...(already have a Rolleicord mind
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I have both but prefer the Rolleicord.

For another example of what can be done with simple equipment (a Rolleiflex again) look up John Gay - Particular his book England Observed.


Steve.
 
Wow what a visual delight. This lady is a magician behind the camera. The subject matter and the locations were very scary for a women to be involved with, she carried it off with huge aplomb.

I found the whole programme utterly fascinating, the image taking on par with the top street photographers, she will I'm sure attain a similar legendary status.
 
Just watched it all on iPlayer, what a fascinating and unusual life she led. Very sad the way her life's work was never seen by anyone until it was broken-up and sold off as job-lots by the storage company. A very mysterious and interesting woman.
 
Steve Smith said:
I have both but prefer the Rolleicord.

For another example of what can be done with simple equipment (a Rolleiflex again) look up John Gay - Particular his book England Observed.

Steve.
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I have that book and love it. Definitely a recommendation
 
Thanks for the tip - the website looks great - I'll look for the program on iplayer
 
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