A black and white snowboarding photo. Of Mark Landvik. In the Kootenays.
19/02/09 15:09 Filed in: Photography
There
isn't a lot of demand in the snowboard media for
photos that have an emotional depth. People focus
on the "trick porn" a lot and although you may see
lots of well executed portraits and "lifestyle"
shots, they are more often than not staged, plain,
soulless images made to emulate the photographers
favourite technique instead of capture anything
transcendent or intimate. That's fine, it's just
snowboarding and there really is no need to aim
high...
I've always liked photos that evoke a feeling, especially one of familiarity. I like when you can look at a shot and know what it feels like to be there, to feel the snow, the cold on your face, the wind. I like when a photographer stops wanking off with their technical ego and starts to pay more attention to what is going on in front of the camera. I guess I'm tired of seeing technically perfect and creatively anemic snowboard photos.
I've always liked photos that evoke a feeling, especially one of familiarity. I like when you can look at a shot and know what it feels like to be there, to feel the snow, the cold on your face, the wind. I like when a photographer stops wanking off with their technical ego and starts to pay more attention to what is going on in front of the camera. I guess I'm tired of seeing technically perfect and creatively anemic snowboard photos.