1958 1st images 6x9 linhoff
Siegen, Germany - autobiographical
Mining industry through family connections
Rhur region, France and Wales 1965
1972 - USA, industrial regions of Pennsylvania
Heavy industries were their subjects
Shape, form and structure
"Objects that can be compared as a historical thread"
"We wanted to keep them" - emotional attachment
"Photography" - way of keeping
"Doomed to disappear" Bernd realised they were doomed to disappear and he felt it needed recording
Classification - varieties of types
Form of presentation - typology - examining the type
In the work no.1 bare a resemblance to no.9 in the typology
Equipment:
Telephoto lens - distortion
600 mm 2x7tripods to avoid vibration
Difficult to shoot in the winter (bare trees)
Used fog to obscure the fussy background.
Long exposure, large format, small apertures, sharp depth of field and shot on cloudy days, f32 or f45 with a 20 second exposures "lovely moment capturing the exposure times"
Composition - central and similar details. Horizon below 3/4 mark.
Format: 30x40
60x50cm prints
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