Steam tractor
by Guy Pettingell
Title
Steam tractor
Artist
Guy Pettingell
Medium
Photograph - Photo On Bromide Paper
Description
Photo of a steam tractor in Dorset, U.K. I took this in the late 80s while studying photography at college & originally printed it in the darkroom on bromide paper. The sepia toning was added digitally.
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April 27th, 2013
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Sadie Reneau
I know what you mean, Guy. I attempted a class in photography at a community college but was overwhelmed by all the detail, when all I wanted was to be free to shoot at will. I am one of your photographers who uses digital to enhance some of my photography, yet I don't always alter my art. I've heard other artists curse the fact that anyone can now be an artist because of digital... You have great skill, so you can be both!
Guy Pettingell replied:
For me digital gives the photographer so many more options for editing, & also has made photography basically free. I enjoyed processing & developing my own photos, like the one above, but it's time consuming, expensive & quite limiting by comparison. A camera cannot compose or visualise the image for you, whatever the medium it is that vision which is the root of being an artist, not quibbling over equipment & technique.
Sadie Reneau
This is wonderful, Guy. I also have a steam tractor in my photography. Lucky you studying photography -- I learn by the seat of my pants.
Guy Pettingell replied:
Thank you Sadie, it was enjoyable, but half of what I learned is now pretty much irrelevant thanks to digital photography.
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