Directorial

"Photography is a small voice, at best, but sometimes one photograph, or a group of them, can lure our sense of awareness.”- W. Eugene Smith


"DIRECTORIAL MODE: A. D. Coleman's article of this name (in Artforum [September 1976]) identified an approach to photography in which the photographer was more like a film director or theatre designer than a traditional photographer. Emphasis was put on making, rather than taking photographs. To some extent, the principle is akin to auteur theory."

Critical Attitudes toward Overtly Manipulated Photography in the 20th Century
Patricia D. Leighten
Art Journal, Vol. 37, No. 2 (Winter, 1977-1978), pp. 133-138 (article consists of 6 pages)
Published by: College Art Association

This essay explains that every photograph in manipulated in some way. Placement of the camera, and the planes direction are human acts which determine the outcome. Emphasis of manipulation is usually based on the outcome rather than the process, but manipulation of photographs is both a conscious and subconscious act. I am working with planned out images, consciously making decisions on image placement, color, exposure etc. Although, while I am shooting, I choose the angles at which I shoot, I choose the time of day to photograph knowing the lighting effects. I am molding every aspect of my photographs, taking them beyond their original context and setting.