het gaat vooral om een robuuste manier van data opslag creeeren maar dan wel over meerdere locaties verspreid. zodat als de 1 gaat heb je altijd de andere nog,

als je wat meer ideeen wilt dan kan je me mailen

you bet… and I’ll archive all yours too if you want :-)

Om mijn plannetje uit te voeren, waarbij ik gerekend heb op 1TB werkruimte, heb ik een 17TB aan schijven in verschillende configuraties nodig… slik… Maar ik denk wel een goed systeem. De combo’s van RAID, mirror, manuele en automatisch backup e.d. beschrijf ik binnenkort.

Mijn eerste berekeningen kwamen uit op een totaal van bijna 30TB, maar toen ik prijzen begon op te tellen heb ik mijn plan snel aangepast en de factor “ik ben gene rijke mens” toegevoegd :-/

a

ha! gefopt… ik heb een uur daar gestaan om de foto op sheet #2 te maken… en dan nóg niet lukken he :-/

yes I can get stubborn around a scene, especially if I can’t get it right the first time :-)

But it is important that you stick with the scene until you get the image you see happening… sometimes you get it fairly quickly, but usually it goes like contact sheet #2…

Blessed you are….!

jp

cool! glad you like it. I’ll be organizing to visit Lassal again somewhere along the second half of July… I know you’re based in F.a.m. as well, so I’ll let you know!!

cheers,
anton

Funny that you should mention that, I am right in the middle of preparing my dossier at kickstarter :-)

It is a great way to gain funding for a project…. I’m working out the deatils (levels of rewards and such) and a good description of the project as we speak… But I’m also talking directly to possible investors (a lot going on behind the scenes), talks that I need to finish before I can actually “start” kickstarter.

Expect to see a project ready for funding by the end of summer! Really glad you are interested in the idea already…

Cheers,

anton

http://www.kickstarter.com/

I for one would be happy to contribute, having followed your progress from the start.

cheers

a

Geoffrey Hiller
Editor, Verve Photo

of course…. how and where and when?? :-)))) where are you based in Germany?

cheers, a

ps. glad you like it… spread the word…

Your copy arrived….mmmmm….not bad at all:-)
Nice work….the first thing you have to do when back in Belgium….is…..sign it!!!

See you soon….

Jean-Pierre

You nailed it… editing and sequencing is exactly the thing that takes the longest and is by far the hardest work once the images are made and the master edit is done.

and the mutual effects of sequence, layout, edit, on each other, is the hardest balance to find

It’s what I mentioned in an earlier post (or was it a newsletter issue?), that editing and sequencing per “product” (slideshow, book, magazine, article, video,….) in a story, should be very different as each medium has it unique feel and one should adjust everything accordingly.

Basically, telling the story is more important that anything else, and everything i do in the project serves that purpose.

Meaning that i basically start all over when i do something new in my project :-)

—

Having Lulu print consistently is a lot of careful post processing, knowing what your images will “do” in print, and going through at least 2 test prints, even if you like first result…. then you should be fine

Glad you like it….

cheers,
a

btw, how did you ensure that Lulu would print consistently…im always wary of these print-on-demand outfits, though they are all getting better.

a

yeah i get it… In my case, the good thing is that the family controls the area… so also the bouncers. But still I always remain vigilant, things happen very quickly if you don’t pay attention

cheers,a

Alles goed met je daar in St. Truiden? Ik hoop het wel…

Super dat je er eentje besteld hebt… Ik hoop dat je’t mooi vindt wanneer het aankomt binnenkort…. en Ik hoop dat ik er nog veel kan maken in de toekomst…

heel veel groetjes!!
a

yes I’ve had the some issues with Chrome too… Blindingly fast, but has some minor issues… I’m sure they’ll be ironed out soon. Thanks again for your order!

…and all the best,
a

Anyway, I just ordered 893 Magazine.

All the best,
Paul.

Sorry that your comment did not make it… no record of anything happening here behind the scenes…

I thank you for ordering a copy!!

cheers,
a

I’ll be ordering a copy shortly.

Paul Treacy

cool!!! I’m really glad you all got a copy… it honestly means a lot to me…

I hope you’ll all be happy when it arrives! Yep, might even be a bit like Xmas morning… ;-)

ROBERT

yes I’m absolutely doing high quality prints… I’m gonna reveal my secret to that one soon… but not just yet :-)

cheers,

a

thanks anton ;)

I’ve been following your blog and the Yakuza project for a while now, and am impressed by the results. Placed my order, and can’t wait to see it for real. Are you planning on publishing high quality prints of the photography for this project?

Robert

Cheers,
Thomas

cheers,
a

Mark

cheers,a

(I wandered over from Burn).

Patience is something I do hold high… of all people, you well know that my friend… I just know you do

Suddenly a flashback hits me watching Ali Baba and the 40 thieves Warner Bros. cartoon as a 4 year old kid in Saudi Arabia… wow…

groet!
a

Yes it is…. I’m preparing the perfect way to present it as we speak. So watch this space the next couple of weeks :-)

…thanks for the words!

anton

Grtz & good luck…..

JP

yes there are more meeting rooms… i have no clue how many but i think i saw at least six :-D

glad you like the Koi picture… I feel that they really do have a great symbolic meaning in Japan, and i can sit and watch and instantly become “zen”… I think the japanese understood that one well.

the door is not actually the first picture in the book, but is the first picture in a chapter! so you’ve seen that one coming :-)

the first picture in the book is the one where my brother is handing a ceremonial envelope with the agreement to photograph…. I think I’ve sent it in one of my newsletters… wait let’s look… ah yes here it is:
“Hello, and welcome to my mind”

cheers, a

the koi always whisper the key… they hold it most definitely… but they are so so hard to understand… i am still a beginner…

a

This is definitely why pictures that don’t show everything is more interesting, because getting curious about something and making individual theories is simply more fun.

The fish picture works well with the first, gives me a feeling of being trapped, sort of how you might have felt while waiting outside room #6, between the past and the future…

*thumbs up*

Btw, I think the door picture could work as the first picture in your book. (Maybe not the front cover though.)

Bjarte

well put… indeed it puts the discovery at a better pace.

oh and not to forget the patience on their part: i can only imagine the patience they must have towards me too….

cheers
a

I actually did mean patience on both our parts (readers and author). I it puts our discovery at a pace that better represents your own.

Written “live”
Yes, exactly :)

thanks for the words… and yeah patience is the thing here…

two years ago, the initial negotiations to start the project lasted ten months, and now i am photographing for over a year….

Nice little anecdote: a month ago, after 14 months of shooting, Soichiro (my contact) remarked (at the funeral of Miyamoto-san):

“Looking at what happened this week, I think now your project is now ready to really start“

Fourteen months in. Imagine. I sure am excited about things to come :-)

cheers, a

patience. that’s the best word to describe your project. i know that Steve Caddy was referring to “our” patience, as followers of your work, but i think it’s YOUR patience that should be recognized. you have completely immersed yourself in your subject, and it shows. your pictures feel true, not rushed by a looming filing deadline.

i just wanted to let you know that your submission has paid off. this stuff is gold.

-david

Thanks for the words… and i’m glad you say the match-up feels effortless… because I put a lot of effort into that :-)

Rather than just releasing a full slideshow with all images at once, I rather prefer this format… like a story being written “live”

Cheers,

a

Anyway: Thank you. The match-up between words and image feels effortless and perfect too by the way.

Can’t wait for the book.

glad to see you here mate!

the post production to me is as important as the photograph itself… because the story that i want to tell is not only what comes out of the camera… it is the writing, the shooting, the post production, the camera, my physical presence, the preparation, my mood, my vision, and everything else imaginable

the story is the thing i want to tell.

it would be the same if i were to ask you to show me one of the original unaltered files in your mm pieces… i’m very interested to see, but i also realize that this would be completely irrelevant to what you want to say.

… wondering if i make sense actually… do i?

a

yes, talk soon… as per usual, lots of idea exchanges over skype when we talk… seems like a good way always. still saving $$ and time, to get to norway

as long as we keep on working hard and deliver good stuff, we will hopefully “get there”… whatever that means

guess it’s more of a feeling than something tangible

cheers..
a

cheers, a

i promise soon i’ll be able to tell some more “in one go”… gimme a couple of months, the plan is slowly coming together…

but until then, i’ll do lots of these tidbits :-)

good stuff anton – the second photo is the killer for me..

talk soon..
d

take care,
a

after the first few months into the project, i started noticing patterns in the color and visual style, that i found suited the story… once i saw those, i guess it all started to evolve in that way. obviously there also custom raw processing, specifically for this project.

even though this project is very much the “picture by appointment” type, i never know what is actually going to happen, so i always set out with a completely open mind… so nothing in my mind…

the subject/situation dictates what i shoot, and in a later stage my vision dictates how/what i edit

obviously my vision will “seep into” the times that i am shooting, but i try to steer clear of consciously “only shooting what fits my vision” because i fear that would limit my growth and experience as a photographer… there is so much to learn

so yes… i think i try to make my mind empty as much as possible so i can react as purely as possible to the subject…

hope that answers your question, ‘t was a hard one :-)

cheers,
anton

A very compelling series and one I can’t wait to see in a completed form.

Was curious about the visual style you have brought to this piece- a dark,moody,vignetted, and desaturated recipe (seems there is no blue in Japanese outdoors ) that
just seems to nail it.
Did you actively set out with a visual style in mind or did it just evolve ?

I look at another series of yours, ” Sugar”, which is one that has stayed with me since you released it and note that the color palette is quite saturated and
the compositions/subject benefit from an appropriate splash of color.

Again, are you actively setting out with something in mind or are you reacting to a subject and letting that ‘dictate’ the visual language you adopt
for a given project.

Best,
Mark

yes i am aware that the gutter has an influence on the center part of the image: i edit accordingly… so i make my edit specifically knowing that my images will lose detail in the centre, and might get minimally cut off at the edges.

I hold Luc Delahaye’s book “Winterreise” as an example, there you also have to “open” the book very far sometimes and “bend the binding” and such, but i like the feel and the “character” of a worn out book a lot more than a book that tries to “stay new” (you know what i mean). so i guess i’ll try to find a way to ecourage people to not be afraid and wear out the book :-)))

i’ll still be looking for good binding nonetheless of course… japan of course has a wealth of expertise in paper & binding, i’ll first go look there i think

cheers,
anton

my aim is surely to keep documenting my journey…. you will defintely be kept informed…

cheers,a

thanks for your reply…. i don’t know if i am influenced by japanese photographers… simply because i have not seen or studied very many. but on several occasions i have been told that i have a japanese “eye” (whatever that means) by japanese and non-japanese people… so in some way, the culture must be rubbing off into my vision as a whole… and i hope that will be a good thing in the long run :-)

cheers
a

ps i use digital only at this point (used to use an old contaxt + tri-X + agfa developer and ilford papers)

Some saddle stitched books work with full bleed where every spread opens like a centerfold but not many publishers bind this way, unfortunately.

Cheers,
Paul Treacy
http://paultreacy.com

Do you find yourself influenced by Japanese photography? Your style is quite loose, almost dream-like: are you using digi or film? O.k. I’m a gearhead.

Mike.

thanks… from my side, i’m seriously hoping you’ll at one time document all the travels you’ve done… ‘cos the stories you write about them are incredible!

cheers,
a

you’ll definitely be one of “the three others” if you want!

:-D

cheers mate, thanks for the reply
a

i’ll also thoroughly document my search for a publisher for this story… so you will all be kept in the loop.

but because i’m laying out an approach to publish in multiple channels simultaneously, it’s going to be a bit harder to talk to a “traditional” book publisher…. we’ll see. i hope it’ll work out.

cheers and thanks for the comments,

a