Photography Is Small

photography began as small, which meant it had to have details

because it was precious personal small… miniature, momento

small enough to carry, like a smartphone. smooth, polished, thin, like a smartphone

something that was shared with heads bent toward it, like a smartphone at a table

photgraphry stopped time and traveled across space. traveling by bringing end points together

like the web

photgraphy left objecthood centuries ago

objecthood is sculpture, is painting striving for its canvas – sculpture has walked off the plynth, painting from above the couch replaced by big as life postcards from the camera

reason 4: delay

reason #4 for “it makes it art” is: delay – art takes longer. Film slows you down, so you do better work – making higher craft – result is better art.

EXCEPT: I take longer to process my digital files than I do my film. Most film is souped the day I shoot it — another reason I like 120 or sheet film. In an out fast.

look, shoot, soup, look … while my digital stuff can be in camera for a week before I upload, review, tag.

once again – taint the pencil that does the writing – not even an electric one.