tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post8517646716777664845..comments2023-12-23T04:56:29.702-05:00Comments on Ferule & Fescue: Photographing lifeFlaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17832765671541392835noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-82586737795071989562011-03-31T16:31:34.908-04:002011-03-31T16:31:34.908-04:00I remember making the choice not to have our weddi...I remember making the choice not to have our wedding filmed professionally. As it happened, one family took a lot of film (they had young daughters there, and we didn't in any way object; we just weren't worked up to have film).<br /><br />For a few years, I chose not to watch the movie they made. I had all my own memories. When I eventually did watch their movie, it was odd: it was like someone else's wedding in the same location, with many of the same people. It was nice to be reminded of a number of particulars, but in almost no way did it reflect my experience. To this day, my memories of their movie and of my experience are in completely separate mental "containers."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-4689834598350175572011-03-30T14:30:59.034-04:002011-03-30T14:30:59.034-04:00Nice article, thanks for the information.Nice article, thanks for the information.rental elfhttp://rentalmobil911.webs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-84011854811956585572011-03-30T12:50:10.958-04:002011-03-30T12:50:10.958-04:00Jeff: heh. I hated Monet--really, really hated him...Jeff: heh. I hated Monet--really, really hated him--in high school. It wasn't until I went to the National Gallery and saw the real stuff that I realized there was a reason for the ubiquity of those bad reproductions: the originals are kinda great!<br /><br />Came as rather a shock, actually.Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832765671541392835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-81628133953015103172011-03-27T01:49:57.169-04:002011-03-27T01:49:57.169-04:00Flavia: I'm with you on this, and what makes i...Flavia: I'm with you on this, and what makes it especially odd is that MoMA's web site offers images of (I just checked) 34,790 works by 6,323 artists, so it's not like museum visitors can't later revisit their favorites online. I can see taking a snapshot of a rare piece in a smaller museum that doesn't have a generous assortment of postcards for sale, but jeez, a few weeks ago at the Princeton Art Museum I saw people taking pictures of Monet's "Water Lilies and Japanese Bridge," which is, of course, almost never found in the public eye...except, of course, when reproductions of it pop up at <i>every dorm-room poster sale in North America...</i>Jeffhttp://www.quidplura.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-30207606795757134442011-03-25T10:44:43.772-04:002011-03-25T10:44:43.772-04:00Sisyphus: That is SO AWESOME. Love Improv Everywhe...Sisyphus: That is SO AWESOME. Love Improv Everywhere, but hadn't seen/heard about that one. Thank you!<br /><br />NTBW: I have a strong visual memory, too. I really do love my photographs (and worry sometimes that they're substituting for actual memories)--but lots of my most visual memories don't have photographs associated with them.Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832765671541392835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-55219973036411482362011-03-24T20:13:30.632-04:002011-03-24T20:13:30.632-04:00Ooh, I found it!
http://improveverywhere.com/2011...Ooh, I found it!<br /><br />http://improveverywhere.com/2011/03/06/king-philip-iv/Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-12275363009567425272011-03-24T20:09:44.613-04:002011-03-24T20:09:44.613-04:00What??? Get out there and get those pictures of yo...What??? Get out there and get those pictures of you and your fiancee being fabulous and get them on facebook, stat! I told you you are here to entertain me. :) <br /><br />And I agree that taking pictures of art is pointless even if taking pictures in general is not, but, there was an "art history prank" if you could call it that, floating around on facebook, where a guy who resembled King Phillip stood in costume in front of the Goya portrait and signed autographs, while being introduced by a guide. Now watching people take their pictures with *him* in front of the painting (some of them not seeming to get it) was awesome!Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-34908327942265660312011-03-24T15:25:10.405-04:002011-03-24T15:25:10.405-04:00Since I was an undergrad, I made a deliberate choi...Since I was an undergrad, I made a deliberate choice NOT to photograph any vacations, parties, etc. I knew if something was memorable enough to be, well, memorable, I would in fact remember it, so I wanted to live it rather than taking a picture of it. It helps, I suppose, that I have an extremely visual memory and a very strong attachment to places.ntbwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02413694779063198549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-87318141136380696502011-03-24T12:47:57.380-04:002011-03-24T12:47:57.380-04:00Squadrato: I've seen that too! It's a prob...Squadrato: I've seen that too! It's a problem with still cameras, too--and everyone tries obediently to stay out of the way, etc., as if the cameraperson has a greater right to be there than they. <br /><br />It's rude and peremptory, and contrary to the basically democratic spirit of a museum.Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832765671541392835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-42145415401727813172011-03-24T11:37:42.924-04:002011-03-24T11:37:42.924-04:00What I hate is people who actually *film* art in a...What I hate is people who actually *film* art in a crowded museum -- I've seen people with video cameras slowly panning over the canvas and the accompanying text, and taking considerable time to do so. I have a lot of trouble with the concept that someone ought to be able to whip out their video camera and suddenly "own" all the space between the lens and the canvas for however long they wish to take -- especially since cameras usually have to stay much farther back than the human eye in order to get the whole artwork. I've seen filmers assume they can stand 4 feet back, and no one should walk in front of them for ten minutes or so.<br /><br />I usually will wait for a short while, but if they show no indications of moving on, I'll walk in front of them and examine the painting from the appropriate *live* viewing distance of 18" or so. And yes, I get a lot of dirty looks.squadratomagicohttp://squadratomagico.netnoreply@blogger.com