The magical moment; the connection between photographer and sitter

Sunday 24 May 2020, 13:31 by Michelle Peeters | 4,908 views | 0 comments

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The Kunstmuseum Den Haag has a mini-exhibition about the connection between photographer and sitter. With photographs and experiences from Anton Corbijn, Robin de Puy and Koos Breukel. Well worth a visit!

Robin de Puy (1986), An-Sofie Kesteleyn, 2013, pigment print, Kunstmuseum Den Haag collection

The magical moment, about the connection between photographer and sitter

The portrait has been one of the most important photographic genres for as long as photography has existed. That is not surprising: people like to be seen and enjoy looking at themselves, as our current selfie culture proves. It is often still thought that a photograph is truthful and therefore does more justice to the sitter than a painted portrait.

We quickly say it looks right about a painting, while a photograph would be an actual representation of the person in question. Nothing could be further from the truth. The photographer determines how we look at the sitter. But what makes a photographic portrait strong?

Of course, technique is a factor: which camera does the photographer choose, how does he or she deal with light and focus, and how is the photograph printed, and displayed. With a personal signature in form, composition and subject, a talented photographer manages to stand out.

But what is certainly just as important is the way a photographer deals with the model, the human contact between them, with empathy and respect. When a connection develops between the photographer and the person in front of the camera, however briefly, something magical happens.

The mini-exhibition of this week shows various portraits in which this can be seen.Go to the mini-exhibition.

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Michelle Peeters is fotografe en oprichter van DeuxBleus Fotografie. Michelle herkent het bijzondere in het gewone en het gewone in het bijzondere. Ze heeft zich nooit willen specialiseren en is daardoor van alle markten thuis.

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