Shotland literally is a “country of images” — it is an ideal world that is created from a documentary depiction of the most magical moments of life, when unpredictable randomness is added to the author’s plan. In order to get just a good professional photo, it’s enough to do everything very accurately “from the head”, but in order to catch the magic, this is not enough. George creates all the necessary conditions for work, then gives vent to “chance” — those unpredictable moments that cannot be foreseen — how the wind moved the branch, how suddenly the model turned, how suddenly a flare appeared. All filming is thoughtless, documentary, live. Due to this approach, a combination of the quality of studio, staged shooting and liveliness of reporting is achieved.
On the scale of eternity — the moment when the needle touches the disk. To the left — quietly boiling anticipation, the last bastion of etiquette, where to give the body freedom to surrender to the movement — you need a reason: music. To the right — the vinyl spiral of time has already unfolded, filling the echoing void with dance indulgence.
I’ll grow up, and then... no one will forbid me to do anything. Yes, even lying in a coat in the fountain. Here it has grown. But now I'm sorry for the coat. And cold. And wet. And generally speaking. But it seems possible, but do not want to. And the one who wanted to, where? Or, instead of him, the same collective nobody that was outside during childhood? But — has grown. And now even this one will not forbid me to do anything. Yes, even lying in a coat in the fountain.
“Intuition does not tolerate conscious intentions, therefore we fall into the stream playing music“ without any purpose. ”And our spiritual experience accepts the music of this stream, forgive me for such words, but you won’t say more precisely. This is a completely different, altered state (I think it’s not out of place to emphasize that we don’t use any stimulants), where there are no wrong notes, time flows differently, where EVERYTHING IS. "
— Oleg Nesterov
— Oleg Nesterov
What would she prefer?
What will refuse? What kind of music will not sound, giving the right of another to become a dance, a smile, tears? And if I don’t guess and for a few minutes the said notes will be overthrown, they will overthrow the promise of continuation into a weary awkward infinity — to a pause, hope to guess this time? Or... never mind, dance!
What will refuse? What kind of music will not sound, giving the right of another to become a dance, a smile, tears? And if I don’t guess and for a few minutes the said notes will be overthrown, they will overthrow the promise of continuation into a weary awkward infinity — to a pause, hope to guess this time? Or... never mind, dance!
Barely touching, you explore the current. And now, you do not have time to look back, and — you are already in it — and a few more moments, and you look back at your life, hugging the dear person with whom the fire, water and all that happened. And passing tourists...
What's around the bend?
Where does the vine go? Who applauded on this scene? And is this a scene? A thought-out real world is sometimes more real than a real one ... Like a recalled one, when long polysyllabic stories branch out with unsteady, foggy threads from image to image.
Where does the vine go? Who applauded on this scene? And is this a scene? A thought-out real world is sometimes more real than a real one ... Like a recalled one, when long polysyllabic stories branch out with unsteady, foggy threads from image to image.
Shooting and Processing
Almost all the work was shot with lenses of the famous German companies Carl Zeiss and Leica — these are heavy, glass + metal, lenses without autofocus and zoom. The author selects a collection of special lenses, each with its own character. Some are the latest models, some — produced in 1978, when they used to make optical glass differently and use different optical schemes. Due to this, excellent sharpness and contrast are created throughout the frame (for ordinary, even professional lenses, everything is fine in the center, and in the corners it is porridge, unsharp; a special, picturesque transparent corporate bokeh (blurring of what is out of focus); special drawing of chiaroscuro. Image processing is performed using Capture One from the Danish company Phase One, a manufacturer of high-end studio photographic equipment, each frame is selected from hundreds and sometimes thousands of options, for example, shooting a concert — it’s 1200-1500 frames (all manually), landscape or still life — one ideal option from a multitude of combinations of shooting parameters, lighting, shooting points.
For a long time, the author did not print his work, did not see the slightest sense in it — after all, most of the photos on the screen look the same as when printing or even better. And I wanted to find something that gives additional value to the printed image. Later, as a result of many experiments, it was possible to choose a combination of file preparation, printing technology and paper, which makes the image close to engraving or lithography and ensures the safety of work for more than 100 years. And then a lot of shades and nuances appear, which are not visible on the monitor, and the work turns into a beautiful interior decoration.
