Crewdson

At first, I was a little critical of Gregory Crewdson because his photography doesn't actually involve him doing much with the camera at all.  That was a short-lived criticism, however... He is a great example of the fact that so much of photography is the idea behind the image and the knowledge of light and the technique that goes in to making an image.  The thought process, the detail, the hard work, and of course the money are all huge elements in one of his images and the final product is simply stunning.  All of the effects that he accomplishes in an image could be done in a few hours on a computer, but Crewdson uses real light, real people, and real places, all manipulated in the moment to create a great image.  A perfect example of real art that doesn't go overboard with technology.

Gregory Crewdson....is pretty much a badass.

At first when watching the video about this artist I wondered to myself if he was circumventing part of the difficulty in photography by creating his scenes. Then I realized that is exactly what he (and that enormous crew) are doing and its awesome! I love the way so much of the work captures light. Coming from the engineering dept before switching to DTC I still have a fascination with physics in general and light in particular. Light is such a paradox in so many ways: constant relative speed, wavelike in nature and yet also particle like. The particles are apparently massless and yet they (photons) are particles so it seems mass must exist in at least some infinitesimally small amount. It is mind-blowing how so many of Gregory Crewdson's photographs capture this ethereal 'substance' and make it stand still for you to observe.