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crying communist by bevis fusha burn magazine | home lighting — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:49:36 +0000

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By: Besa

Besa — Sat, 16 May 2009 13:23:53 +0000

Very meaningful photo to every Albanian.Amazing Bevis keep up the good work!

By: subir basak

subir basak — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:11:10 +0000

underexposure is not a factor here..her face tell along story..that much..and this is enough for a photographs…subir

By: david bowen

david bowen — Tue, 05 May 2009 04:54:21 +0000

what rules?
i’m not preaching the grey scale – just that a little underexposure, rather than epic dodge n burn, in the background would have been more my taste.. and i think helped the balance of the phot..
it’s strongly backlit and a couple of stops under – who knows.. perhaps we’d be saying how fantastic a choice it was.. the menecing mountain and blahblahblah :ø)

By: Mike R

Mike R — Mon, 04 May 2009 20:42:10 +0000

Young Tom, yes, burn the rules. Suburbia of the unconscious – love it!

Mike.

By: young tom

young tom — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:35:43 +0000

Cheers to throwing the rules on the fire … burn them … they are too often cubicle constructs, soulless perfections, the suburbia of the unconscious. The “rules,” the guidelines really, are a good place to start, and even use, but who wants to spend their whole life in the box? We are beyond rules here, if it works. Why am I stating the obvious again?

By: Charles Peterson

Charles Peterson — Mon, 04 May 2009 17:47:12 +0000

I like the washed out sky as well, and I’m usually one who likes dramatic dodging and burning. The sky is like the lightness behind the darkness – it is very spiritual in a way. I’d hate to see it grayed down, esp if there’s nothing in it. Sometimes it’s good to break the “rules.”

By: david bowen

david bowen — Mon, 04 May 2009 17:29:26 +0000

hey sidney.

i can see your point – i was only refering to this photo.. it just drags my eye away from the subject too much.. and as a crying woman i thought it could be more powerful.
within the story i like the photo.. no beef.

By: Barrie Watts

Barrie Watts — Mon, 04 May 2009 17:11:12 +0000

“All I am trying to say is, the burnt-out sky in this particular photo is only a problem if in your mind burnt-out skies are ALWAYS and forever problems.”

Sidney, that’s a sweeping statement isn’t it ? So you absolutely know that the folks who think the bright sky in Bevis’s shot is somewhat distracting have got a permanent problem with them ?

Man, now I know why I have trouble sleeping at night…

By: Sidney Atkins

Sidney Atkins — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:12:06 +0000

Just throwing in my two rather devalued zlotys at this late point in the dialogue… for me personally, the burnt out sky does not detract in the least from the power or meaning of the photograph. What unchallengeable heavenly authority has decreed that no photograph may have burnt out highlights? There is a long tradition in photography (of which I am well aware) that a balanced range of tones up to but not exceeding complete ’256′ white produces the most aesthetically pleasing and texturally rich images… but like the so-called ‘rule of thirds’ or any other ‘rules’ that we have all consciously or unconsciously absorbed in learning to both make and read images, it may have its uses as a guideline… like ‘correct’ spelling and grammar in English or any other language… but there comes a point where it may hobble expression or enjoyment needlessly if one is too fussy about it. Now, personally (these comments are all nothing more than ‘personal’, right?) I generally try to adhere to what I perceive to be ‘correct’ spelling and grammar when writing, because to deviate from that creates ‘noise’ or unwanted distractions from the message I think I am trying to convey. And I guess one could (and does!) apply this principle to photography… I have seen burnt-out images where the burn-out DOES detract from the power and meaning of the image, of course, but it certainly does not do so in this one (for me personally, needless to say!) Some non-native English speakers (and even some native English speakers!) sometimes have trouble with spelling and grammar in their comments here on Burn… does this make their comments less effective? In some cases yes, in some cases no. I would never tamper one iota with the spelling and grammar in Marcin Luczkowski’s posts (for example), because he expresses himself so well that spelling and grammar are not really relevant. Okay, reasoning by linguistic analogy can only go so far… All I am trying to say is, the burnt-out sky in this particular photo is only a problem if in your mind burnt-out skies are ALWAYS and forever problems.

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Metro Collective » Blog Archive » Bevis Fusha in Burn Magazine — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:00:36 +0000

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By: Davin Ellicson

Davin Ellicson — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:40:42 +0000

David:

I sent you an e-mail to david@burnmagazine.org. Is that correct?

Best,

Davin

By: Barrie Watts

Barrie Watts — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:26:59 +0000

In my opinion Jim’s views are as important any anybody else’s on BURN. He balances the gushing over the top comments. What would be educational for me would be for him to take it a bit further by saying why he thought the photo was average. Then I may learn something from his words. Hey, he’s been in the business for quite a while, hasn’t he ?

It appears the people that are getting upset from his comments are rarely the photographers themselves but other people. It would be interesting to hear from Jim whether his tastes and views have widened since he’s been visiting BURN. C’mon Jim what sort of work floats your boat?

As for the photo, I think it’s a strong image, but I think the bright sky takes the eye away from the person. What it did do is make me look at Bevis’s other work and this was real interesting….

By: david alan harvey

david alan harvey — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:23:19 +0000

JIM…

editing decisions just “to be cool”??? c’mon Jim , i am no “cooler” than you and never will be…however, i do have wide tastes in photography and in life…and, if you have not figured it out already i tend to be playful sometimes as well..anything wrong with playful??? anything wrong with venturing into some unknown territory?? anything wrong with experimentation??? hey amigo, we get each other going..that is a good thing in and of itself…

enjoy your day …

cheers, david

By: david bowen

david bowen — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:16:11 +0000

enjoy, ian :ø)

By: ian aitken

ian aitken — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:06:06 +0000

HI, David B,

Would love the full half hour,but got to run, wife having to work on this bank holiday,I have responsibility of retaining peace amoungst the kids. Maybe next time.

Ian

By: david bowen

david bowen — Mon, 04 May 2009 10:55:13 +0000

ian – are you here for the full half hour argument, or just the 5 mins? :ø)

thanks bob.
an interesting read.. he gives his point of view eloquently enough.
and..
OWRA film.. fantastic, cheap stuff.. food for young snappers..

By: bob black

bob black — Mon, 04 May 2009 10:48:28 +0000

EDITORIAL COMMENT:

Here is an interview with Bevis that he sent me that you all may wish to read.

http://mattiolidaniele.blogspot.com/2009/04/conversation-bevis-fusha.html

running
bob

By: ian aitken

ian aitken — Mon, 04 May 2009 10:47:13 +0000

Yes it xxxxxxx is

By: david bowen

david bowen — Mon, 04 May 2009 10:30:49 +0000

no it isn´t.