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From: "Nick Wright"
Subject: GESO: Candle making
My primary goal as a photographer is to photograph people who are
making their living in artful ways.
Here is the first in a (hopefully) long series of personal projects
dedicated to that goal.
I don't really consider the "essay" finished so I might be adding on
to it in the future.
http://blog.nickdavidwright.com/2009/04/candle-making.html
Well Nick, I was going to keep my stupid mouth shut but......
For me, this image falls into the category of epic fail.
It tell me abosolutely nothing about the process of candle making, infact if
you hadn't mentioned what he was doing, I wouldn't have a clue about what he
is doing.
There is no defined subject, the rack of whatever those things are on the
right is out of focus and by the time they are in focus they are
indistiguishable as far as what they are is.
About the only thing I can say for sure is that it looks like his furnace
needs servicing.
The following might be a bit harsh, but there is no drama in your picture.
The light is bland, the scene is sterile and there is absolutely nothing
happening in it.
It's like a still life of nothing.
So, now that I've ripped your hear out, where do we go?
I don't think you can capture the essence of the craft of an artisan unless
he is actually creating something. If he is making poured candles in molds,
focus on one or two molds and show us what it looks like when the wax is
being poured into them.
Frankly, I don't care what the guy looks like, I want to see his hands
working, which means get in close and show us what he is doing.
Preparing molds is the cooking equivalent of washing dishes. No one cares
about that part, it's making candles that I came to see.
Show us what that looks like, and think of a way to make it look like it is
actually an interesting thing to do.
William Robb
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