Aaron Hobson: rising star for the E-300

[tex]

fancy that. duh!

not that i'm a particular fan of melodramatic grisly narrative photography featuring white trash, but it's competently done. no surprise he's getting interest from the art/fashion world of today. they love rednecks, crackers and other slumming. long as they don't have to get too close. live with 'em a while, as i have done in my own neighborhood, and the, uh, reality tends to intrude on the mystique a bit. or a lot.

 

[vlatko]

Few cameras can combine built-in flash with another in the hotshoe,
but the E-300 can.

Don't you mean E-330? My E-300 certainly can't raise the built-in flash when I put the FL-50 on.

For those who learned to use the camera, it's still rewarding after
exactly three years. Almost as old as the E-1. But still taking
pictures, to the level the lenses and the photographer can master.

Definitely.

 

[Zalllon]

I still think my E-300 has a better DR (doesn't blow high lights) than my E-510.

----------------
Zalllon
'If you knew you wouldn't fail, what would you try?' - someone

 

[barkeater]

not that i'm a particular fan of melodramatic grisly narrative
photography featuring white trash, but it's competently done.

wow...I'd like that quote on my website Tex! it's different than the norm.

no surprise he's getting interest from the art/fashion world of today.
they love rednecks, crackers and other slumming.

I've had zero interest from that world? I'm too skinny to be a fashionable male model.

 

[william brennan]

I still use my "Black brick" daily at work in dermatology and my E1 stays in the bag, love them both.

Bill
--
http://www.flickr.com/photos/billse-300/

E-300 and battery grip, E1 and battery grip, 14-45mm, 40-150mm, 50mm macro, ex25, 14-54mm

 

[Knight Palm]

Few cameras can combine built-in flash with another in the hotshoe,
but the E-300 can.

Don't you mean E-330? My E-300 certainly can't raise the built-in
flash when I put the FL-50 on.

The flash FL-36 was introduced together with the E-300. With the FL-50, you need to first open the internal flash, and then connect the flash cable to the FL-50, and i.e. use a separate flash grip.

The E-330 can do what the E-300 can do as well, since their physical layout are about the same, the E-330 a little rounder shaped though and the most obvious, the articulated LCD.

For those who learned to use the camera, it's still rewarding after
exactly three years. Almost as old as the E-1. But still taking
pictures, to the level the lenses and the photographer can master.

Definitely.

;o)

 

[Knight Palm]

For those who learned to use the camera, it's still rewarding after
exactly three years. Almost as old as the E-1. But still taking
pictures, to the level the lenses and the photographer can master.

I've recently put my old Nikkor 20mm f3.5 on my E-300, and am going
to start using it as a street camera. Beyond 2m, the lens is
pan-focal even wide open so should be easy to grab shots. Anyway,
Hobson certainly shows again that it's more the "wetware" than
hardware that makes the photograph.

I think I'll have to look for my old OM Zuiko 21mm/F3.5 then, and give it a go too.

 

[WGArts2]

I picked this one to respond to because of her subject.

I must admit that I find little to nothing "inspiring" about this work. I find it dreary, repetitive and rather pointlessly sick to tell the truth. Not exactly uplifting or inspiring in any way, IMHO.

Now I know photography and 'art' do not always need to show the beauty in the world, though much of it does. But this work goes out of its' way to show the seedy, seamy even murderous criminality that infests the underbelly of society. And that of course is its' point. But why? And the fact that there's homosexuality thrown in practically assures it gets the eye of the gallery crowd in NYC. The image of the two feet, one small - child's? hand and knees on the floor under the mens room door, obvious in its' implication, that one image assured this portfolio its' place in the world of art. A place this photographer has no desire to go - as a viewer or an artist.

Someone compared this work to Cindy Shermans'. That's a fairly apt comparison IMO. THough, to end on a positive note, this work is more imaginative than Ms Shermans', again MHO. The work I've seen by Ms CS is base, rude and vulgar. Larry Flynt does a much better job of creating those type of images.

So, let me close by saying good luck to Aaron. I've no doubt he'll be successful. He has hit the bull's eye!

Once again a reminder that it's the person behind the camera that
makes all the difference.
--
Theresa K
http://theresak.smugmug.com/

 

[keggo]

Excellent images Aaron. I really enjoy the dark, twisted nature of the photographs. What's better is the fact that you're using what was considered a flop of a camera and it's kit lens. Just as I and others have said before me, it's about the photographer and not the camera. I also don't like to modify my images, except to color correct or things of the sort. Great work and congratulations!
--
My flickr album... it's pretty new...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/keggo/

 

[barkeater]

first of all, to defend Theresa K, if you read the comment after her subject title you would have understood what she was saying was inspirational. I believe you misinterpreted her.

Once again a reminder that it's the person behind the camera that
makes all the difference.

But this work goes out of its' way to show the seedy, seamy even murderous

criminality that infests the underbelly of society. And that of course is its' point.
But why?

I haven't gone "out of my way" to show the seedy, sometimes murderous criminality that infests the underbelly of our american society. I'm assuming your american, as most offended by my work tend to be, because If you read my artists statement, these image are part autobiographical. So I apologize if these images remind you of that underbelly of society that a lot of us live in. But, truth be told, they are common scenes from life and for some people they affect their lives tremendously in one way or another. All photographers/artist don't always live the typical american dream or come from cozy suburban childhoods.

And the fact that there's homosexuality thrown in
practically assures it gets the eye of the gallery crowd in NYC. The
image of the two feet, one small - child's? hand and knees on the
floor under the mens room door, obvious in its' implication, that one
image assured this portfolio its' place in the world of art.

the title of that image is "re: U.S. Senator"... it was a political statement about a certain incident with a certain U.S. politician in an airport bathroom. It was simply a report on current events in our society.

Yeah, sure my life has changed, I am a very happy father, husband and artist. I live in the most beautiful region of our country (IMO), the 6 million acre Adirondack Park, and appreciate where I am today. I need to unload emotions from my past and my photography allows me to do so. Someday my work will evolve and change and maybe the more joyous and happy emotions will come out...but that is the future.

So, let me close by saying good luck to Aaron. I've no doubt he'll be
successful. He has hit the bull's eye!

thank you

 

[WGArts2]

bark;

I wasn't attacking Theresa - or you. I understood what she meant. I am not offended by your work, as I said it shows imagination. However, it is too dark for my tastes, in a manner similar to Cindy Sherman.

Yeah, I am American. I didn't see your Republican attack ad as such, since nothing bu foot tapping apparently happened in that incident. You could have, in a similar vein, used a cigar in a photo juxtaposed with a Cindy Sherman shot to conjure up the not so distant past. Or perhaps, shown a gay house of prostitution or even a gay sex scene on a desk in the capitol building if u wanted to comment on democrat politicians who actually have defiled their offices wth sex. BUT - you wouldn't get anywhere in the art world attacking democrats, now would you?

Like I said, you are the archer and you obviously know where the target is. All this talk about 'it's the shooter not the camera' is obvious and needn't even be mentioned.

Congrats on fatherhood. And on your work. In a way, I wish I had allowed my mind to go there, but I can't. Believe it or not, I could do similar work and call it autobiographical. I'm no silver spoon baby so dont go there please. You aint the only person who grew up in the inner city trying to stay alive. I just didn't think that sh_t needed to be immortalized.

best of luck. Head for the Provincetown galleries next, They'll luv ya there!

Once again a reminder that it's the person behind the camera that
makes all the difference.

But this work goes out of its' way to show the seedy, seamy even murderous

criminality that infests the underbelly of society. And that of course is its' point.
But why?

I haven't gone "out of my way" to show the seedy, sometimes murderous
criminality that infests the underbelly of our american society. I'm
assuming your american, as most offended by my work tend to be,
because If you read my artists statement, these image are part
autobiographical. So I apologize if these images remind you of that
underbelly of society that a lot of us live in. But, truth be told,
they are common scenes from life and for some people they affect
their lives tremendously in one way or another. All
photographers/artist don't always live the typical american dream or
come from cozy suburban childhoods.

And the fact that there's homosexuality thrown in
practically assures it gets the eye of the gallery crowd in NYC. The
image of the two feet, one small - child's? hand and knees on the
floor under the mens room door, obvious in its' implication, that one
image assured this portfolio its' place in the world of art.

the title of that image is "re: U.S. Senator"... it was a political
statement about a certain incident with a certain U.S. politician in
an airport bathroom. It was simply a report on current events in our
society.

Yeah, sure my life has changed, I am a very happy father, husband and
artist. I live in the most beautiful region of our country (IMO), the
6 million acre Adirondack Park, and appreciate where I am today. I
need to unload emotions from my past and my photography allows me to
do so. Someday my work will evolve and change and maybe the more
joyous and happy emotions will come out...but that is the future.

So, let me close by saying good luck to Aaron. I've no doubt he'll be
successful. He has hit the bull's eye!

thank you