Quote Originally Posted by Firestarter


Steve, as you may recall, Ansel Adams once famously said: "There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy idea". Duane Michals seems to have the same notion, as he admits that he sometimes tries to make his images blurry - on purpose.

Fire Starter, very interesting. I really haven't ever looked at his work till now. I watched the video and found what he had to say interesting, but really not how to take it because I hadn't seen his work. After watching it, I looked up a few, he does have the goods. His sequence with the girl and the coat on the coat rack was somewhat terrifying. I think his medium today works even better with digital slide shows. When he was starting out I would imagine he presented his work in a story board format, I am not sure it would have the same impact looking at each pic individualy. I would be curious how he laid it out, possibly in a magazine type layout, because you wouldn't want someone to be able to see the following picture.


In the video, when talking about the camera's limitations and how someone should use all its abilities to its fullest: Duane Michals Quote "...people in real life do not blurr or double expose, unless your drunk."