Photo books provide a curated, immersive experience that allows the audience to be slow and more deliberately attached to the photos. So what happens when someone challenges his attitude on his own photography?
Made by Adrian villaThis video examines his honest reactions for one of Lee Fidellander’s books. Usually a fan, Villa found very difficult to join this special collection. Just more than unexpected, it felt like an impressive for its style of landscape photography. However, instead of rejecting the book only, Villa uses its response as an opportunity to detect deep questions about artistic intentions, personal taste, and the value of being attached to the work that does not resonate immediately. Villa dug deep into the feelings of the work of Fredelander, which leads to the past, seeing them as a failure to appreciate the artistic vision. He sees it instead as an opportunity to refine his understanding of creating a “good” picture.
Since the villa is usually in favor of clean and simple compositions, the complexity in this collection of Freedland’s landscape images made him feel chaotic. Looking as a challenge to hug instead of photos to disregard it, he shares his efforts as he tries this different approach to photography.
Villa shares and wraps the lessons taken away from this experience. One of them is to be fickle and experiment with your photography. He discusses how experiments are good and help us with our art, even when they fail. As I Recently writtenWhen you are out in the field, bringing a playful mentality can help you find new elements of photography that you like – or don’t like. Watch the video for complete discussion of Villa, all of her takeaways, and how she feels the work that challenges us that we can influence our art.
