“Time in Motion”- Creating Images in Camera or Cell Phone to show motion
February 7th- at the Goggleworks (Pandemic and weather permitting)
Dutch Bagley will explore creating motion images in-camera. The images are a single exposure, made in manual mode with LIVE view, the camera settings are set to the current lighting conditions and a combination of physical movements of the camera/lens, and body/hands is then determined. The interplay of minimalistic static elements and create a previsualized idea of what will be captured during exposure, how the lines/curves will be composed in a final portrait/landscape format. The basic photographic view is visualizing and capturing the architecture and structure of objects in the world around me. But once the lines, curves, arcs and angles are seen and exposed, Dutch looks to see how those elements may give them a sense of motion, a sense of mystery, a sense of possibly being imbued with energy and life. The images are highly abstractive in their composition, and it becomes gratifying to the maker if the viewer tends to move their head in different directions to gain a better perspective or understanding of what has been presented.
Dutch’s photographic education is a self-taught one, exploring all aspects of image making. When capturing an image, Dutch tries to see the final result, ‘before’ pressing the shutter. He believes that what we observe, feel and experience, forms the core of one’s life’s story. Part of his story is reflected in photographic images taken in an instant of time, in his world, that here and now. The act of processing those images allows him to express how deeply, either with awe, joy or sadness, those moments in time have affected him. His images are how he tells his story. He has been photographing for his pleasure since the 1970’s with large format cameras and some film and DSLR’s. In 2014 he joined his first camera club, which evolved into becoming a member of five clubs, entered national competitions and made photographic presentations to local clubs. His favorite subjects are: architecture primarily in NYC, abandoned buildings and single exposure intentional camera movement. Dutch is the Director of Curation for the Lakefront and Millstone River Galleries in NJ
https://www.photographsbydutch.net
