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Stanley Kubrick - Photographer?

Discussion in 'Open Discussion' started by Justified_Sinner, Jun 16, 2012.

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  1. Justified_Sinner

    Justified_Sinner Mu-43 Regular

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    Dauvit Alexander
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  2. zpuskas

    zpuskas Mu-43 Veteran

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    Nice work by Kubrick, thanks for sharing.
    I also enjoyed the "Vintage Mugshots of the 1920"
     
    zpuskas, Jun 16, 2012
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  3. RSilva

    RSilva Mu-43 Regular

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    Those photos have the unique and amazing signature of a Rolleiflex TLR, the best camera ever made, am I wrong?
    In Kubrick's Dr Strangelove somebody mentions the Japanese photo cameras and how great they are, the guy loved photography.
     
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  4. eltictac

    eltictac Mu-43 Regular

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    You can see the camera he uses in the mirror self portrait. Some kind of rangefinder maybe?
     
    eltictac, Jun 16, 2012
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  5. AlexH

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    Nice images. He certainly had an eye for cameras, whether they be motion picture cameras or still photography cameras. Fine artist!
     
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  6. RSilva

    RSilva Mu-43 Regular

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    Most of those photos are made with a MF 6x6 camera. The look reminds me the tessar lens of my rolleiflex T.
     
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  7. Kismet

    Kismet New to Mu-43

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    That's a Leica iii in the photograph and that is what he usually used. I don't know what camera he used for the 6x6 shots.

    Actually, I just googled it...he did use a Rollei for the medium format shots...
     
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  8. redington

    redington Mu-43 Regular

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    Stunning. There is a movie in each of those shots.
     
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  9. gsciorio

    gsciorio Mu-43 Top Veteran

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    A great film of his to watch is Barry Lyndon which was shot with only available light. Of his lenses he used a F/.95 lens that was made for NASA in a scene that was lit by a wall of candles. The bokeh of the candles flickering is so beautiful, like a sea of orange.

    I believe Barry Lyndon was also his first film to have a zoom on set. I think of all his films, Lyndon is the most appealing to a still photographer.
     
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  10. s0nus

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    SPOT. ON.

    I found myself drawn to these images, imagining the story behind the scene.

    These photos are cinematic.
     
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  11. Justified_Sinner

    Justified_Sinner Mu-43 Regular

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    It was a custom-made f0.7 lens he used!
    You are right about the zoom.
    There is a fair amount about this film here:

    JOHN ALCOTT

    Also here, but there are spoilers:

    Barry Lyndon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    The film is WELL worth seeing. It is not, perhaps, what you expect of a Kubrick film. Also worth seeing is his first proper film "Killer's Kiss". Like so many of his other films, it bridges that gap between still and motion photography: almost any single shot is so perfectly composed.
     
    Justified_Sinner, Jun 17, 2012
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  12. f6cvalkyrie

    f6cvalkyrie Mu-43 All-Pro

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    If you are in Brussels, the capital of Europe, before June, 30th, you can enjoy a major exhibition of Kubrick's photographic work in the Fine Arts Museum

    LES EXPOSITIONS

    I plan visiting the exhibition next weekend !

    c u
    Rafael
     
    f6cvalkyrie, Jun 17, 2012
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  13. Spuff

    Spuff Mu-43 Top Veteran

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    Great photos.

    Have you ever noticed the similarity between Kubrick and the author Salman Rushdie?:

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    and the one time look of Peter Jackson:
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    Spuff, Jun 17, 2012
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