on 2013-02-12 10:53 Igor Roshchin wrote
First, this guy is going to shoot 50 weddings in 1 day, whatever that means... But it cannot really mean a complete wedding coverage, does it? Maybe just the 5-10-minute civil ceremony... or, conversely, just a few shots of the couple and the family (analogous to "photo with the Santa" at a shopping mall).
i don't see it as a take on commercial wedding photography, more of an attempt at the memorialization and specialness that photography no longer has in more digital societies
Second, he is going to do with an iPhone. While this publicity stunt might be a fun project, I feel some bit discomfort about it. (Despite the humanitarian effort it supports.)
i don't have a problem with him using an iPhone per se, but i don't buy his explanation of why he'll use it; it's merely a gimmick (or a delusion, or both) to rejuvenate his career
as you note, if he feels larger cameras have an undesirable social impact, there are plenty of options; i don't think a smartphone is the best alternative — the situation in the Philippines has little relation to the ubiquity of smartphones, which is the main reason they are interesting photographically; i think he could make a stronger statement by using inexpensive, durable, fixed-lens digital cameras and leaving a bunch of them behind
but the idea of doing photography as an offering, and making a bit of a production about it, doesn't bother me at all; it's refreshing in comparison to the commercialized box in which wedding photography (and weddings in general) is often stuck
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