Artist Information:
Richard Barker
Cedar Rapids, IA
United States
Member Since: Oct 2008
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Artist Statement:
Many photographers seem to
view post-processing as a
necessary evil. The online
forums are filled with samples
proudly stating: “NO
post-processing!” “A little
curves only.” “Tiny bit of
Noise Ninja.” What the final
product often exhibits,
however, is a technically
accurate “Sunset Over the
Aegean” that is so perfect as
to be totally interchangeable
with the 2,439 other “Sunsets
Over the Aegean” floating
around the same forum. . .only
a little less perfect than the
one taken by the Canon EOS-1Ds
Mark III. What we end up with
is the camera’s picture, not
the photographer’s.
My photography has been
created with great abandon and
perhaps a lack of respect for
the perceived rules of the
form. I add noise, blow the
image up into a pixellated sea
of shapes, and occasionally
even spend time coaxing my
poor little picture to bleed
and bloom. I just figure that
when all is said and done,
it's really about whether the
final product moves you in
some way. . .even if it moves
the photographic purist to
search his thesaurus for new
exclamations of derision.
Movement is movement.
Sometimes I work toward a
vision, sometimes I let the
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Richard Barker's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Richard Barker's Portfolio.
Many photographers seem to view post-processing as a necessary evil. The online forums are filled with samples proudly stating: “NO post-processing!” “A little curves only.” “Tiny bit of Noise Ninja.” What the final product often exhibits, however, is a technically accurate “Sunset Over the Aegean” that is so perfect as to be totally interchangeable with the 2,439 other “Sunsets Over the Aegean” floating around the same forum. . .only a little less perfect than the one taken by the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III. What we end up with is the camera’s picture, not the photographer’s.
My photography has been created with great abandon and perhaps a lack of respect for the perceived rules of the form. I add noise, blow the image up into a pixellated sea of shapes, and occasionally even spend time coaxing my poor little picture to bleed and bloom. I just figure that when all is said and done, it's really about whether the final product moves you in some way. . .even if it moves the photographic purist to search his thesaurus for new exclamations of derision. Movement is movement.
Sometimes I work toward a vision, sometimes I let the ... |
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