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My main concentration is the Portrait. The body, the face, eyes, limbs and hair, all account for a visual language which to me cannot be described unless through a photograph. Mere words cannot explain intense themes such as confusion, grief, happiness, loneliness, despair, love, anger, acceptance, liberation... I seek out people and moments and take photographs and make pictures all in the hopes of expressing a mere one hundredth of what is possibly felt. At times, I must be admit, situations are completely falsified -- the sitter is but an actor, the environment: a visual pleasure - together they seem in perfect harmony and I cannot pass the opportunity to capture the colours, the light and the face as I see them through the ground glass.
I take photographs of people within their own environments such as bedrooms, kitchens, yards, basements, etc -- anywhere that either attracts me visually, or anywhere in which the sitter feels comfortable or feels at home. The environments in which the sitters are photographed are as important to me as the sitters themselves. What draws me to make a photograph is the very combination of sitter and environment, and always considering colour, and light. All of these elements are key to my photography and are reoccurring components on which I rely on fervently, and very much enjoy working with.
I work mainly with film. For years now, I have been working with medium-format 120 film, which is approximate three times the size of conventional 35mm film. It capture great detail, and one must use quite a large camera in order to photograph. The camera I use is completely analogue, therefore it requires me to measure the light, and place the camera on a tripod -- I don't work quickly, and most times I make a mess of things. However, the experience of working with an old camera, and most especially working with film is one like none other.
There is a profound level of tangibility that I feel is completely lacking when working with digital cameras, and pictures are never quite captured in the same way or with the same essence or quality.
Even though I use film only for my main work, I do enjoy experimenting with digital cameras. I experiment mainly with light and motion and long exposures, and this gives me great freedom and room to play.
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- Lights and Shadows 355,231 photos, 19,217 members
- poetic shadows on walls 13,259 photos, 2,721 members
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- Natural Light 30,634 photos, 1,551 members
- Suggestive subjectivity! 733 photos, 96 members
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- Shoot 'Em Up P1/C4 (comment on four photos required) 6,695 photos, 930 members
- Fictitious Reality 34th Exhibition-walter.breidenbach 18 photos, 458 members
- B Square 221,104 photos, 8,382 members
- Square Format Masterpieces (see rules) 3,863 photos, 1,407 members
- The Magic Hour: Long Light (NOT sunset) 22,859 photos, 2,775 members
- body self portrait 11,706 photos, 4,441 members
- FOES 7,203 photos, 431 members
- Essence of Eclecticity 691 photos, 104 members
- Mamiya TLR 23,736 photos, 1,990 members
- We Chase Light 8,168 photos, 1,131 members
- Multiple Exposure 32,994 photos, 4,811 members
- *****City Night Lights***** - - Luces de la ciudad nocturna - - 30,618 photos, 3,881 members
- Ysplix Approval Pool 1,103 photos, 375 members
- 35mm Photographers 464,229 photos, 13,800 members
- Mamiya RZ, RB, 7, Universal Press (6x7cm format) 17,611 photos, 1,580 members
- Mamiya Love (FILM ONLY) 65,434 photos, 5,078 members
- HEARTS all HEARTS 39,607 photos, 11,031 members
- Reflections 401,489 photos, 38,832 members
- Close Ups, Bokeh and DOF shots 94,027 photos, 4,411 members
- Chicago... 105,140 photos, 7,447 members
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- Behind A Mask... 344 photos, 214 members
- All People 2,275,958 photos, 69,066 members
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- Young Photographers 1,484,294 photos, 64,970 members
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- printmaking 19,698 photos, 3,218 members
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- Triptychs 12,061 photos, 4,084 members
- Diptychs - two is better than one! 110,970 photos, 20,693 members
- Polyptychs - 4 or more ONLY 2,002 photos, 333 members
- Conceptual Self Portraits 2,186 photos, 231 members
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- Name:
- Lisa Renee Bedard
- Joined:
- August 2008
- Currently:
- Wpg, Canada
- I am:
- Female
- Occupation:
- Art Student
- Website:
- tumblr



















