Other work that he enjoyed, as a fellow “street photographer,” was Madonna by Amy Orbus, who used a “fill flash” straight on and also used the 35mm film and a negative carrier that was filed down to show the sprocket holes for border, which Jon has used in his own work. He described that some of the negative printed images such as in the large print from Brooklyn view, NYC, was created with a solarize process or solarization. Jon added that even traditional dark room trained photographers use digital photography and laser printers to achieve the high quality images as with much of the work in the show, which of course expresses through a range of subjects, cultural diversity, and technical directions. ![]() Although Jon mainly works as a black and white photographer, he further pointed out that the colors in this work added to the overall mood and expression. Jon referred to this out of focus technique as “bokeh” and that it is an aesthetic quality of the blur which is produced. He explained to me that Mona Kuhn, artist from Brazil, used effectively the depth of field to create the out of focus image because the foreground had been the spot used for the focus, leaving a “somewhat silhouetted” figure as a blur, which made for a more interesting image…like a reflection in a mirror. ![]() He said he felt drawn to the image from a distance and that drawing nearer satisfied the abstract-reality of the seated female form. Reflection was a photo that immediately caught his attention. Jon shared with me his expertise of the artist’s techniques of lighting, exposure, and creative expression he found in this extraordinary and contemporary body of work. ![]() I asked my friend, neighbor, and professional photographer, Jon Kral to give me his impressions of the Transformations photography exhibit at BRAHM.
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