Magnum Contact Sheets

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Książka jest duża, a została zapakowana w liche pudełko, które łatwo zostało uszkodzone, oraz wypełnienie kawałkiem papieru. Two shots just of him and his shadow, but then she recomposes to include the figures in the background. He notices the painters high above, climbs up the tower, and makes several pictures, among which is that unforgettable image of Zazou.

Presumably, when a photographer releases the shutter, it is because he believes the image worthwhile. First, I was fortunate to work as a print finisher and photo assistant for photographer Bank Langmore. Not many people are actually willing to do this, especially when you compare it to the number of people who do 5 shots posts! Depending on the book, I will usually put markers in, perhaps in pencil or, in the case of glossy pages like this, little post-it markers.

Its value there may yet prove even greater than its original workaday function; an enduringly accessible record of what and how photographers saw for nearly a century. this book lays bare the creative methods, strategies and editing processes behind some of the world’s most iconic images. Fascinating content with the contact sheet,chosen frame,that frame full size and a small piece about why the frame was chosen.

And conversely some of my father's negatives and transparencies from the 1970s-80s have deteriorated over time (though others, as you say, almost look new). Looking at the contact sheets made me feel like I was walking with the photographer as they shot the subject. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Imagine my confusion as I picked up the package from my doorstep, wondering what on earth could be inside such a heavy box. If the photographer is self-critical, he can attempt to analyze the reasons for the gap between expectation and actuality … Ruthless examination of the contact sheet, whether one’s own or another’s, is one of the best teaching methods.Presenting a remarkable selection of contact sheets and related material by 67 Magnum photographers, Magnum Contact Sheets lays bare the creative methods, strategies and editing processes behind some of the world’s most iconic images — was the final image a set-up, or a serendipitous encounter; did the photographer work to extract the potential from a situation, or was it the fabled ‘decisive moment’?

I also remember that I didn’t want to intrude too much, but at the same time I felt this obligation to shoot, to document.

But just in case, Magnum Photos, founded in Paris in 1947, is one of the world’s most famous photo agencies. And at the end, I add my own less organised musings, somewhat mimicking my more random, lucky-dip style of interacting with the book. This is why I don’t enjoy using point and shoot film cameras and why I love scrolling back on my phone to pictures of my children as tiny babies.