Tony Grant
CREATIVE PRACTICE
Digital media
When taking photos I strive to include elements which are relevant to the premise of the picture so that, as much as is possible, the picture speaks for itself. By careful choice of location, lens and composition, I try to only include what is desirable while excluding what is not. I always consider my subject in relation to its background and the quality of light that falls onto it.
For ambient light portraiture, I first look for the best light and then the background, only then do I place the subject. When shooting Landscapes I like a strong foreground element. Using a very wide lens and getting in close achieves this. I photograph many other subjects.
ARTIST STATEMENT
It was 1983 when I first peered through the lens of an SLR. I loved the way you could selectively focus on an object and isolate it from its surroundings. I fell in love with photography in that very first moment.
In 1986, employed as a Lab Technician and Printer in a photolab. I had access to a full colour lab as well as my own B&W darkroom. During this period, I devoured and inhaled photography, teaching myself the art of taking and producing pictures. By 1988 I was working as a press photographer. In the 1990s I went freelance. I am still learning the art.
BIO
I am self-taught. I have had over 30 years of photographic experience firstly as a Lab Technician and Printer, then a press photographer, and now a freelance photographer.
CONTACT
tonygrantpix@gmail.com