Pictorialism

Pictorialism to me is the most influential movement and period in the History of Photography. A good deal of my personal work is heavily influenced by this movement. Any time I come across any thing relevant to pictorialism I always stop and take a moment to read or view whatever it is. I was reading an article on Pictorialism in Shutter Bug. The title of the article was Modern Pictorialism. It introduced me to the work of Brian Kosoff. An extraordinary photographer who is creating Fine Arts Masterpieces. You can view his work at http://www.kosoff.com The I read article discusses his method in which he uses a diffusion technique involved in printing his magnificent landscape photographs. Kosoff discusses how the technique he uses produces a smooth tonality in his photographs. Having done my share of darkroom printing and using films similar to what he has used I fully appreciate his method as well as the work he is producing. I strongly recommend reading the article if you're interested in Fine Arts Photography especially if you're familiar with pictorialism.

http://www.kosoff.com