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September 30, 2005
Photographer: Jim Kelly
During his twenty years as a commercial photographer Jim has always worked on projects very different from his professional studio work. One involves shooting infrared B&W film that focuses on individuals or groups engaged in ordinary activities in the landscape. With infrared film’s high contrast and ethereal quality, he uses longer lenses to flatten the subject and distance the viewer to create tiny toy tableaus. He calls this series his “Little People”.
Another passion is shooting surfaces in B&W and then printing on textured paper and applying various colored media - pastels, oils, acrylics or gouache. Jim’s unusual technique combines the inherent realism of the photographic process with the painterly effects of directly applied strokes, brushwork and markings. Often the subject matter can suggest a style like abstraction, impressionism or color field. Jim works to maintain a vibrant balance between applied gesture and the existing information on the negative, but the added color can often reinvent the original scene to produce something never seen before.
See all of Jim’s images with Index Stock Imagery here.
Posted by Jason at September 30, 2005 05:33 PM
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