Revisiting the past

I picked up the link for this TV clip from BBC2's Artworks Scotland in a blog I dip into occasionally and found it fascinating to watch and listen to two old pros talking about taking ‘real’ photos in the 1960s-70s.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00zj4rs#clips

Harry Benson and Albert Watson discuss multiple imaging

'Two of Scotland's most successful photographers - Harry Benson from Glasgow and Albert Watson from Edinburgh - now live in New York.  They spent a day together revealing the tricks of their trade and revisiting some of their best known images - Benson's photos of The Beatles at the peak of their fame and of Bobby Kennedy's assassination and Watson's portraits of Alfred Hitchcock, Mick Jagger and Mike Tyson.'

I I can remember when there was no Photoshop and you had to produce multiple exposure images with cunning and expertise. Oh, the tricks of the darkroom had to be seen to be believed, but how much more exciting to produce manipulated work than it is today when you just do a few mouse clicks and there you are with a new picture.

I found this though a blog at http://janetsocaphotographyblog.blogspot.com/  The owner is a lecturer called Janet Jamieson who lives in East Kilbride, Scotland. She is just completing Assignment 5 from the People & Place module. I find it really helpful to read other people’s blogs and sometimes see how they have tackled the projects and assignments. It’s like having friends who you can call on when you get completely stuck and need inspiration.