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I always say that I like to destroy my images
Siempre digo que me gusta destrozar mis imágenes
when I shoot film, I push it
cuando uso película, fuerzo el revelado
and when I shoot digital, I like to work on my images afterwards
y cuando uso digital, me gusta trabajar en mis imágenes
I add grain, I increase the contrast, I crush the blacks, removing all the details in the shadows
añado grano, aumento el contraste, hago los negros más oscuros incluso, elimino los detalles en las sombras
I do the same with the highlights
lo mismo con los reflejos
I seek imperfection
Busco la imperfección
It is this imperfection that allowed me to find my own style and to feel more free in my photography
Es esta imperfección la que me permitió encontrar mi propio estilo y sentirme más libre en mi fotografía
I've been told many times that my images have a very distinct look to them
Me han dicho muchas veces que mis imágenes tienen un estilo muy distintivo
people can tell my work from other photographer's
se pueden distinguir del trabajo de otros fotógrafos
This is mostly due to shooting monochrome and the subject matter
Esto se debe mayoritariamente a disparar en blanco y negro y los sujetos
but also to my very own aesthetics and style
pero también a mi propia estética y estilo
You see, when we chase things like sharpness, proper exposure, and focus to show everything in the frame
Verás, cuando perseguimos cosas como la nitidez, exposición y enfoque correctos para mostrar todo en el marco
when we try to capture reality in the most accurate way, we are actually narrowing down our options
cuando capturamos realidad de una forma precisa, estamos de hecho acortando nuestras opciones
of making those images our own
de hacer esas imágenes nuestras
Imperfect images are good for creativity: you can do whatever you want with them
Imágenes imperfectas son buenas para la creatividad: podemos hacer lo que queramos con ellas
it's all up to you and to your personal taste you create your own aesthetics
el crear nuestra propia estética depende de nosotros y de nuestro gusto personal
and imperfection gives you that freedom, to be you, to be unique
e imperfección te da esa libertad para ser tú, para ser único
Imperfect images are also intriguing, an image that wasn't properly exposed, an image that lacks details
Imágenes imperfectas son intrigantes, una imagen que no ha sido expuesta correctamente, una imagen a la que le falta detalle
an image that hides things in the shadows, and so on
una imagen que oculta cosas en las sombras, y así
doesn't tell the whole story, some parts of it are up to the viewer and their imagination
no cuenta toda la historia, algunas partes quedan a cuenta del espectador y su imaginación
and surely, this is something that we want to avoid in some areas like photojournalism
cierto, esto es algo que queremos evitar en áreas como fotoperiodismo
but not when we are creating art
pero no cuando estamos creando arte
I also believe that this approach makes images timeless
También creo que este enfoque hace que las imágenes sean más eternas
Actually, a print will look better over time than it does today
De hecho, una impresión va a tener mejor aspecto con el tiempo que hoy
The paper might get some wrinkles here and there, the whites might start to become yellowish
El papel puede que coja alguna arruga, los blancos puede que empiecen a ponerse amarillos
some scratches might appear...
pueden aparecer algunos arañazos...
all of those elements are only going to make the image even more imperfect, so better
todo esto va a hacer la imagen incluso más imperfecta, por lo tanto mejor
I believe
o eso creo
An image that was aiming for perfection will look worse
Una imagen que buscaba la perfección va a tener peor aspecto con el tiempo
In any case, imperfection is better than perfection, because perfection doesn't even exist
En cualquier caso, imperfección es mejor que perfección, porque la perfección ni siquiera existe
the more we try to achieve it, the more obvious will be that we can't reach it
y cuanto más intentemos conseguirla, más obvio va a ser que no podemos
That's why I like to embrace imperfection and the beauty in it
Es por esto que me gusta aceptar la imperfección y la belleza que hay en ella
And lastly, I wanted to mention a big upside to shooting monochrome,
Por último, quería mencionar otra gran ventaja de usar blanco y negro,
to purposely decreasing the dynamic range of your negatives and the digital files, making them less sharp
de disminuir el rango dinámico de nuestros negativos y ficheros digitales a propósito, haciéndolos menos nítidos
and is that you can create images with any camera
y es que puedes crear imágenes con cualquier cámara
in fact, the worse the camera, the better, or almost
de hecho, cuanto peor sea la cámara, mejor, o casi
this is real freedom, this is why I love it because I can use my medium format camera, or I can use my
Esto es libertad, puedo usar mi cámara de formato medio o usar
small RX100 cameras, all of them are able to create this gritty, moody and imperfect images that I love
mis pequeñas RX100, todas son capaces de crear estas imágenes crudas, con carácter, e imperfectas que me gustan tanto
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