Comments on: Dogma photography http://photocritic.org/put-restraints-on-your-photos/ The Photocritic DIY photography projects blog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:08:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Duke http://photocritic.org/put-restraints-on-your-photos/#comment-34088 Duke Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:59:43 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/2007/put-restraints-on-your-photos/#comment-34088 now now, Stig-- Quite a few of your rules sound an awful lot like "lomo jippo for trendwhores," especially as concerns spontaneity and use of available light. Maybe a little Lomography is just what you need- now now, Stig–
Quite a few of your rules sound an awful lot like “lomo jippo for trendwhores,” especially as concerns spontaneity and use of available light. Maybe a little Lomography is just what you need-

]]> By: Stig http://photocritic.org/put-restraints-on-your-photos/#comment-31531 Stig Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:17:01 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/2007/put-restraints-on-your-photos/#comment-31531 It's not very hard to make dogma rules, the hard part is following them. I have my own very personal set (which differs wildly from von Trier, et.al), but an easy naturalistic-tilted adaption of von Trier's film dogma can be made in three minutes: - Shoot things as they are with available light, that is without adding/changing lights/flash, adding props or staging events - Always shoot handheld, a tripod robs you of spontaneity - Always use natural-looking colour film, preferrably slide-film as it allows no post-processing and what is shot is what you get. - Always use a normal lens that doesn't distort the perspective of the human eye and avoid filters - Always use 35mm film. You crop as you press the shutter. - Don't sign your photos or leave trademark tokens in the shot Naturally, more time spent on a set of dogma and focus on what you are investigating would allow for a more precise set. The above would naturally favour a certain way of approaching a no-nonsense result. -Stig It’s not very hard to make dogma rules, the hard part is following them. I have my own very personal set (which differs wildly from von Trier, et.al), but an easy naturalistic-tilted adaption of von Trier’s film dogma can be made in three minutes:

- Shoot things as they are with available light, that is without adding/changing lights/flash, adding props or staging events
- Always shoot handheld, a tripod robs you of spontaneity
- Always use natural-looking colour film, preferrably slide-film as it allows no post-processing and what is shot is what you get.
- Always use a normal lens that doesn’t distort the perspective of the human eye and avoid filters
- Always use 35mm film. You crop as you press the shutter.
- Don’t sign your photos or leave trademark tokens in the shot

Naturally, more time spent on a set of dogma and focus on what you are investigating would allow for a more precise set. The above would naturally favour a certain way of approaching a no-nonsense result.

-Stig

]]> By: Haje Jan Kamps http://photocritic.org/put-restraints-on-your-photos/#comment-30969 Haje Jan Kamps Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:27:41 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/2007/put-restraints-on-your-photos/#comment-30969 Stig -- Now now, that's somewhat harsh criticism, I feel? I'm fully aware of the dogma genre (I used to live in Norway, and Trier + co's madness was covered in the news there quite a bit), but can it be completely transferred to photography? I mean, if anyone feels like writing a full set of Dogma rules for photography, I'd be more than happy to publish the article! - Haje Stig — Now now, that’s somewhat harsh criticism, I feel? I’m fully aware of the dogma genre (I used to live in Norway, and Trier + co’s madness was covered in the news there quite a bit), but can it be completely transferred to photography?

I mean, if anyone feels like writing a full set of Dogma rules for photography, I’d be more than happy to publish the article!

- Haje

]]> By: Stig http://photocritic.org/put-restraints-on-your-photos/#comment-30262 Stig Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:40:33 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/2007/put-restraints-on-your-photos/#comment-30262 I am a bit disappointed by this article. The reason is that where it starts off with a serious principle that might help someone understand photography and the medium, the article turns it into some kind of lomo jippo for trendwhores. Instead of calling this "Dogma Photography" why not call it "Single-Theme photography" or something. The famous Dogma for Filmmaking gives a lot more meaning to this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogma_95 I am a bit disappointed by this article. The reason is that where it starts off with a serious principle that might help someone understand photography and the medium, the article turns it into some kind of lomo jippo for trendwhores. Instead of calling this “Dogma Photography” why not call it “Single-Theme photography” or something. The famous Dogma for Filmmaking gives a lot more meaning to this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogma_95

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