Experimentation & Intentional Camera Movement (ICM)
Shifting focus from a photography-based career to an artistic career has been both easy and difficult. Easy in the sense that my job is generally to make the ordinary look beautiful, if not interesting. Difficult in the sense that my client base is completely different and it was like starting over when I entered into the world of fine art photography.
This is why ICM has proven to be my friend and has served as my gateway into the world of art. ICM, for those who don’t know it (and it wasn’t that long ago that I didn’t either!), is a long-exposure technique that involves intentionally moving the camera around to create an artistic effect. For me, this has meant sourcing subjects from my street photography sessions.
What does such a thing look like?
For me, it means returning to a reliable place, like the Mumbai beach featured here, shot a couple of days ago. Forgive the terrible phone quality!
Several of these people shown here and others who had passed in front of me were photographed using the ICM method. When I got home, I sorted through the 700+ images and edited a few. Here’s what one of those images looks like.
There’s quite a difference “between the idea and the reality”, to quote T.S. Eliot. And this is what excites me about my art career, however fledgling and frustrating. I’m making art with my camera these days!
Why Am I Mentioning This?
I’ve just begun working on my next collection of limited-edition prints, a collection that will mainly be featured on 16x20 ChromaLuxe metal prints. These will be one-of-a-kind issues, and I’ll be notifying everyone who subscribes to my newsletter first about a special sneak preview before the official launch. This will give my international buyers a chance to see and purchase them since my exhibition will likely be held in Mumbai.
More updates on this in the coming weeks. The exhibition will likely be in early 2024.
The Aksa Collection
I also have limited prints still available from the Aksa Collection. If you’re interested, have a look here.
Congratulations on your amazing photographic journey as an artist, Craig!