Chiaroscuro
By James Wiley
16 Jul 2012
I have been a photojournalist and sports photographer for most of my life. However, photography is much more than a job for me, it is a passion. Over the years, I have always found time for my personal work. This is a portion of it.
CHIAROSCURO (Italian for clear-dark)
In art, a term for contrast between light and dark, usually applied to bold contrasts affecting a whole composition.
I have always been fascinated with the 'black and white' in black and white photography. This body of work is a result of that fascination. Influenced by the cinematic 'Film Noir' period of the 40's and 50's and by the work of photographer Bill Brandt, I have compiled a series of images that emphasize drama and mystery. It is much more about style than subject matter as the goal is always a final print of high contrast featuring deep, rich blacks and brilliant whites.
11 responses
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Carolina Cantore gave props (17 Jul 2012):
Wonderful ! Excellent shots !
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Aaron Schwartz gave props (19 Jul 2012):
Superb.
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Jason Platt gave props (19 Jul 2012):
"story of the week"...Voted!
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Louise Fahy gave props (20 Jul 2012):
Voted! Love the picture with the boat, very evocative!
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Davide Simone (Deleted) said (24 Jul 2012):
wonderful photo voted.
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Robert Versteegen (Deleted) said (24 Jul 2012):
impressed wow, vote yeaah... :-)
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Robert Versteegen (Deleted) gave props (24 Jul 2012):
wow
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Michele Wambaugh said (3 Aug 2012):
Beautiful & brief story, excellent photos!
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Chris Jennings gave props (3 Nov 2012):
Fine set, beautifully shot.
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Andrew Dutton gave props (4 Nov 2012):
Great essay....gets my vote.
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John Linton gave props (4 Nov 2012):
Hell YEAH! Rad! Too bad I can't vote!
