the photography of adam flohr
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Introduction
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Taking a picture is easy, especially in the digital age. Ibelievehavingastyleisimportant.Itisyourfingerprint.
Art = contrivance. Iusethisconceptinmyphotographicstyle.Iamnotajournalisticphotographer.Ilikecreatingascenethathasafeelingofartifice,andaccentuateit’sartificewithlight
I like to bring classic cinema to my photos. Mylightingstylehasbeenheavilyinfluencedbythefilmnoirperiod.MyvisionisinfluencedbytheclassicJohnFordwesternsofthe1950’sand1960’s.Iamquitefondoftheindoorsetstheybuilt,thatweremadetolookliketheywereoutdoors.IdeliberatelytrytocreatethatsameworldwhenIshoot.
My Style
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The main subject isn’t always the most important thing Iloveaccentuatingbackgroundelementsasmuchasthemainsubject.
Ifeelthatthisaddsmorecontextanddramatothephoto.
Inthisphoto,Ilovehowsmallthegirlseemedincomparisontotheworldaroundher.Itgivestheviewerasenseofscale.Tomeitimpliesthatit’sabigworldoutthere,anditmayevenbeabitintimidating.
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Sometimes I’ll evenlight the environmentmore than the subjectThisphotoisaperfectexampleofthat.Ihadmymodelsitnexttoawindowoutside,atnight,witha“gridded“strobeonherface.
Insidethehouse,thereisastrobepointingatthewindow.Ididthistoaddmoredimension,andtodefinethespace.
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I like it when the world seems fake.Wheneverpeopleseethispicture,theyaskmeiftheskywasphotoshoppedin.ItisNOT.Theworldseemslikeitwantstofoolus.
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Artificial flavoringAsIsaidinthe“introduction“section,Ilovethelookofindoorsets.AlthoughthiswasshotoutdoorsatthePechangaIndianReservation,Igavethephotoaspotlightlikeeffect,andusedbluegelstocoolthecolortemperature.Ilikehowtheenvironmentfeelsartificial.Similartoa1950swestern.
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I love blue gelsIoftengivemyimagesabluecolortemperature.
Itremindsmeofthe“dayfornight“photographyyoufrequentlyseeinoldermovies.
Itbringsouttheartificialityofpracticaleffects.
Creative ExercisesSometimesINeedtostaybusy!HerearesomeprojectsIworkedonwithfriendsorjustbymyself.
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