zelig Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Hi I recently came across the work of Japanese photographer Masao Yamamoto and was wondering if anyone had any insight into his technique. What equiptment does he use? Film? Filters, etc.? Take a look here: http://homepage2.nifty.com/yamamoto-masao/e_index.html Thanks, Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelig Posted January 17, 2006 Author Share Posted January 17, 2006 Oh...one more thing... It occurred to me that much of his work might be done with paper negatives, like the Parke-Harrison's use. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_beard1 Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 I saw something from an exhibition online that said the prints are "toned stained, torn, marked, rubbed and creased." I am not sure what all that manipulation does to the prints, but the pictures are interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascal_veyradier Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 hey, good to see that a forum like this could mention such a photographer... Re his technique: if you put aside these photo books limiting you to formulas (the so called GOOD photo), you could obtain pretty much any results when it comes to chemical reactions on photo paper: time in revelator, fixator, toner... erasing the surface, leaving the print under the sun if you want, softening it with water before cutting out the edge on a table corner: the limit is your creativity. No need for filter. Japan has got this soft light so contrast are limited. You underexpose as you wish, preferably under the enlarger, giving you more freedom to go one way or an other. Dodging/burning details in some areas during printing. The grain will depend of the film vs revelator vs paper (Kentemere as an eg.) Basecally play, experiment, do what photographers rarely do: consider the final support and presentation of your photographs as something as important as the capture. visuals artists do it all the time... Most interestingly about Masao Yamamoto is to appreciate the link with a japanese aesthetic tradition, this "emptiness" he refers to with the Taoism culture, the precision vs poetic of japanese craft. Powerfull work without any pretention telling us: "look, an isolated moment you'll never have!" - no, just a moment. beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emy_mixon Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I am interested in Yamamoto's shooting technique. Does he use push process, or pull, or both? Someone mentioned tea-staining. Does anyone know whether he tea stains, or does he use sepia or something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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