Stewart Weir
Photographer & Writer
Category: Fine Art
January 30, 2012
Pinhole Experiments
Zero 2000 6x6. Fomapan ISO 200 f138 at 19 seconds. ©Stewart Weir 2012
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December 4, 2011
New York Thanksgiving 2004
New York ©Stewart Weir 2004
December 2, 2011
Manhattan Deli
New York ©Stewart Weir 2004
November 28, 2011
Brighton Beach
“To take a photograph is to participate in another person’s mortality, vulnerability, mutability. Precisely by slicing out this moment and freezing it, all photographs testify to time’s relentless melt.” – Susan Sontag
Brighton Beach next to the Pier © Stewart Weir 2005
November 25, 2011
Kuta Beach, Bali
Kuta Beach, Bali © Stewart Weir 2006
November 25, 2011
In Praise Of The Contact Sheet
The progression of a series of images when viewed on a contact sheet is an interesting way of understanding a photographer’s way of seeing. Years ago I arranged to see a photo editor at a new magazine and when I spoke on the phone they asked me to bring contact sheets and not a portfolio. I asked why and they said they were not interested in my ‘best images’ but more in how I shot a series.
Tel Aviv © Stewart Weir 2010
The image above and below were shot on the beach just before sunset. The image above shows a girl walking her dog to the right of the man on the left and the image below shows the girl. A contact sheet shows the process of creative thought and choice of angles when a photographer shoots. Its almost like a visual orienteering map of where they have been and how they work around what’s caught their attention.
Tel Aviv © Stewart Weir 2010
The contact sheet below shows the entire roll of film and is much more telling about my work than showing the two images above. Its the progression of images and how a photographer moves around that indicates where their creative thoughts are. For those shooting digital images the same rule applies. Look at your series of images from one shoot and look at how the set progresses. Editing is an art and one that every photographer must learn.
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November 20, 2011
The Brighton West Pier
The West Pier © Stewart Weir 2005
Land meets sea with the usual tourist paraphernalia of kiss me quick hats, jellied eels, ice creme and beer. It’s a place that people also play, contemplate life, kiss or just eat.
