Grant Hamilton- Polaroid Photographer
1. Grant Hamilton, Polaroid photographer, Grant bought his first Polaroid Camera an SX-702 in the January of 2006, and it wasn't long before he was finding abstract images to shoot, he says that they were initially more recognizable, but now they're blocks of color. Growing up Grand Hamilton was always interested in drawing so he eventually ended up illustrating his school newspaper and yearbook. After that he studied industrial design at the University of Illinois and earned a BFA in 1991. He worked in that field for awhile and now he's focussed on photography.
2.The use of color in Grant Hammiltons work is remarkable. each imaged is comprised of solid bright colors and shapes. one interesting thing about this artist is that he shoots all of his images on Polaroid film which creates an interesting square format. Since Grant does indeed use Polaroid film he doesn't have access to photoshop which means each of his images capture bright colors and shapes without brightening the photo after its taken, I find this impressive because that means each of his images has to be colorful and interesting on its own with out the support of photoshop. His photos are similar to a lot of modern art in the sense that both use wide expanses of color filling the whole space, be it canvas or film,
3. Grant Hammiltons main goal is to find "beauty in the mundane" to put it as he himself states his goal. before he stated shooting Polaroid he hd been shooting abstract, geometric, and minimalist photos with a digital camera. 'although I felt like I was onto something, those images seemed sterile and lacked soul". I was introduced to Polaroid images through the internet and thought that the imperfections and characteristic colors perfectly suited the types of subjects i was interested in. In an interview when asked a question about what we behind his work he replied with "I just like pretty things"
4. His sense of color is what influences me most, the way he captures things such as busses, buildings, and sighs in such a way that you only see them as colors and geometric shapes is incredible. The intense and focussed field of view in his images really interest me, I see it as a different way to approach photography as opposed to wide open landscapes. I also find it interesting how he challenges himself to use film even though its not main stream. All in all I think his way of capturing beauty in the in the mundane without even using photoshop really inspires me to find the best in all of my pictures.
5 Even though I like grant's images I think mine turned out crisper and brighter, though that might be because he uses film and I use a digital camera. Grant Makes a lot of squares and rectangles in his work however my work futures more angles and lines. I think angles and lines makes for an an engaging single photo, but the squares create an interesting effect when put in a series. In grants Photos the edge of the Polaroid film is just as much a part of the photo as is the colors themselves, ,y work features no such background so I don't get the effect of the frame.
Comparing the specific images, I think the first one captures the color and tone of grants first photo, but shape of the orange space isn't as interesting to look at. My second image is think is my favorite, I feel that I captured both colors incredibly well to create a sharp contrast between them, while Grants work seems a bit faded and toned down. Even though my last image is completely different from Grants last image I feel that I captured the essence of it well, it features similar colors and similar shapes, even though they're different they create the same effect.
6. My work was interesting to create. This was the first time I used the square format on my Iphone, I used it recreate the effect of Polaroid film even though I was shooting on digital media. All of these were taken downtown, thats where I take most of my pictures, and it was an interesting experience being downtown and looking specifically for wide areas of solid color to capture, it really changed how I perceived downtown, I found myself visually exploring a lot more of my surroundings. I think the mindset of capturing beauty in the mundane will stay with me for long time to come. Capturing these images was relatively simple, the challenging part was being able to see the beauty of something so simple.
Sources
Photos- http://sxseventy.com/sxseventy/Gallery.html
Articles- http://sxseventy.com/sxseventy/About.html
https://porchofthemystics.wordpress.com/2008/11/29/grant-hamilton/
https://aucoti.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/creative-qa-9-grant-hamilton/
2.The use of color in Grant Hammiltons work is remarkable. each imaged is comprised of solid bright colors and shapes. one interesting thing about this artist is that he shoots all of his images on Polaroid film which creates an interesting square format. Since Grant does indeed use Polaroid film he doesn't have access to photoshop which means each of his images capture bright colors and shapes without brightening the photo after its taken, I find this impressive because that means each of his images has to be colorful and interesting on its own with out the support of photoshop. His photos are similar to a lot of modern art in the sense that both use wide expanses of color filling the whole space, be it canvas or film,
3. Grant Hammiltons main goal is to find "beauty in the mundane" to put it as he himself states his goal. before he stated shooting Polaroid he hd been shooting abstract, geometric, and minimalist photos with a digital camera. 'although I felt like I was onto something, those images seemed sterile and lacked soul". I was introduced to Polaroid images through the internet and thought that the imperfections and characteristic colors perfectly suited the types of subjects i was interested in. In an interview when asked a question about what we behind his work he replied with "I just like pretty things"
4. His sense of color is what influences me most, the way he captures things such as busses, buildings, and sighs in such a way that you only see them as colors and geometric shapes is incredible. The intense and focussed field of view in his images really interest me, I see it as a different way to approach photography as opposed to wide open landscapes. I also find it interesting how he challenges himself to use film even though its not main stream. All in all I think his way of capturing beauty in the in the mundane without even using photoshop really inspires me to find the best in all of my pictures.
5 Even though I like grant's images I think mine turned out crisper and brighter, though that might be because he uses film and I use a digital camera. Grant Makes a lot of squares and rectangles in his work however my work futures more angles and lines. I think angles and lines makes for an an engaging single photo, but the squares create an interesting effect when put in a series. In grants Photos the edge of the Polaroid film is just as much a part of the photo as is the colors themselves, ,y work features no such background so I don't get the effect of the frame.
Comparing the specific images, I think the first one captures the color and tone of grants first photo, but shape of the orange space isn't as interesting to look at. My second image is think is my favorite, I feel that I captured both colors incredibly well to create a sharp contrast between them, while Grants work seems a bit faded and toned down. Even though my last image is completely different from Grants last image I feel that I captured the essence of it well, it features similar colors and similar shapes, even though they're different they create the same effect.
6. My work was interesting to create. This was the first time I used the square format on my Iphone, I used it recreate the effect of Polaroid film even though I was shooting on digital media. All of these were taken downtown, thats where I take most of my pictures, and it was an interesting experience being downtown and looking specifically for wide areas of solid color to capture, it really changed how I perceived downtown, I found myself visually exploring a lot more of my surroundings. I think the mindset of capturing beauty in the mundane will stay with me for long time to come. Capturing these images was relatively simple, the challenging part was being able to see the beauty of something so simple.
Sources
Photos- http://sxseventy.com/sxseventy/Gallery.html
Articles- http://sxseventy.com/sxseventy/About.html
https://porchofthemystics.wordpress.com/2008/11/29/grant-hamilton/
https://aucoti.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/creative-qa-9-grant-hamilton/