Geoffrey James Posted April 17, 2015 Share #1 Posted April 17, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Greatly to my surprise, i was informed by the Canadian postal system that they were going to use an image of mine in a series celebrating Canadian photography. The real surprise for me was the choice -- a portrait made in 1970 of the painter Alec Colville, long before I was a practising full-time photographer. It was either the M2 or the M3, with a 35 Cron. I was writing about Colville for Time magazine -- I was a staff writer -- and I took the picture to accompany the piece. (Normally I didn't do this, because it did some of my photographer friends out of work.) I scouted the location beforehand, and when I took Colville there, he figured out what I was doing, which was to make an image in the spirit of his painting. He asked me if I had had visual training, to which I replied"none whatever." One of the tricks with stamps is you have to have something that works really small, which may have been why they chose it. But I am just passing this on for fun. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/243765-a-small-print/?do=findComment&comment=2799862'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 Hi Geoffrey James, Take a look here A small print. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
FredR Posted April 20, 2015 Share #2 Posted April 20, 2015 Cool. Quite the honor! Fred Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey James Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted April 20, 2015 Fred , It was a complete surprise. The funny thing is that we are paid in stamps and neat postcards with our images. I have become a correspondent again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted April 24, 2015 Share #4 Posted April 24, 2015 Very nice. How did they come across your picture? BTW - reminds me of the horse on the tracks in the National Gallery. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey James Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted April 27, 2015 Michael, I am not sure but I think there is a print in the collection of the stillS division of the NFB, which became the CMCP, which is now part of the National Gallery. There are people who advise and a selection committee but I have no idea who they are. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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