The slide deck of the talk given in Aug 2011 by Mr Flibble at the Cambridge Darkroom meetup. The video is also on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp9I7yovmJc
Text of The importance of developing your photographic style by Flibble
The importance of developing your photographic styleThe
importance of developing your photographic style 2011
By Mr. FlibbleA.K.A. Dominick ReedAvailable for sexy loving
2011
TonightWhat constitutes a style?Why bother?How do you develop
one?Then what?How would I describe my style?So is a style
important?Next month at CDTechniques to ensure you dont develop a
big head 2011
What constitutes a style?Keep rollin rollin rollin 2011
Its a combination of lots of thingsCameraFilm, Digital, Lomo,
Polaroid, Pinhole, ScannerLens & compositionMacro, Wangle,
Telephoto, 50mm, fisheyeExposureDepth of field, Over and Under
Exposure, Blurry, SharpEnvironmentInside, Outside, Studio,
Underwater, Country, Lighting (natural or
artificial)ProcessingDodging & Burning, B&W, Photoshop,
Creative destructionPhotographer Subject matterEmotions,
Influences, Agenda ...
Rodolphe Simeon (Tous les noms sont dj pris... pfff...)
Rodolphe Simeon (Tous les noms sont dj pris... pfff...)
Rodolphe Simeon (Tous les noms sont dj pris... pfff...)
Is this a style?Scandybars.tumblr.com
Scandybars.tumblr.com
Scandybars.tumblr.com
Brooke Shaden - The perspective of make believe people
Brooke Shaden - The day I caught clouds
Brooke Shaden Running from wind
Why bother?The daily struggle 2011
Im not sure you get a choice Every man and his dog has a decent
camera nowadays A style separates you from the masses To create
something recognisable as you Expressing who you are To win
business, and to lose business Enriching the world - being an
inspiration
How do you develop a style?The unwelcome welcome 2011
100mm Macro Canon 20D 17-35 Wide Angle 2006
Dont make me paint it 2006
Rose in grey 2006
Louvre pyramid 2006
So she wants another kid... 2006
A break in the April showers 2006
Divining for water 2006
Conspiracy to commit bloodshed 2006
Contemplating over-sized furniture 2006
Proof that beef tastes good 2006
Ninjas strike again Need for weed 2006
Shelf portrait 2006
Being vacuumed up yet again... 2006
When George learns to stand up, Millie quite sensibly runs...
2007
When effort is just too much effort 2007
Youve got me the Mousinator 3000? 2008
Spam 2008
I was going through a learning phase Trying all types of
subjects Trying flashes Finding angles and compositions Learning
Photoshop Learning what I actually enjoyed doing Realising I still
had a lot to learn... so...
...then I started a 365And in the darkness bind them 2010
Resolutions 2010
I can fix this... I think... 2010
Well I never knew that... 2010
Theres a disco in my washing machine again... 2010
I see alive people... 2010
When super powers are suddenly less super... 2010
And then I realised I had a style... Hey, I love your self
portraits You really make my day I look forward to my daily Flibble
Where do you get all your self portrait ideas?
Im getting top grades at Airhead school 2010
Wolverines brother wasnt quite so successful 2010
Even ninjas have to start somewhere 2010
Happy(ish) Halloween 2010
Then what?The moment it occurred to me you could love Marmite
too much 2010
I think you start to mature your style Refining, tweaking,
exaggerating Learning, expanding Elevating, inspiring Expressing
what you really wanted to convey ...And stupidly I started a 2nd
365
Telephone call for Mr. Flibble 2011
You might think Im crazy 2011
The apple of my eye got stuck 2011
They locked me away and said I was mad 2011
Stealing your soul piece by piece 2011
And you shall know pain 2011
Like a puppet on a string 2011
Remember kids... Sticky tape isnt for playing with... 2011
The abduction 2011
Attack of the 500ft Flibble 2011
How would I describe my style?One day, someone would surely
bite... 2011
This is still difficult for me Creative self-portraiture Super
close wide angle distortions Bittersweet Humour Darkly tinged
naivety with a ray of hope Photoshoppy Marmite
So is a style important?Eagerly anticipating the wet tea shirt
competition 2011
I would say yes It makes you describable Its the first step to
being discovered It helps to take your photography to the next
level I also think its inevitable
Thank you! www.flickr.com/photos/flibbleNothing to see here...
2011
