I am having a hard time really putting what I thought about this piece into words. The photo developer, who is also a photographer himself, is not someone that I really liked. I felt like this piece was sort of trying to justify who this guy is, and why he feels the way he does about processing pictures. He seemed mildly judgmental about the pictures he develops everyday and I am not sure I like that perspective. The listener is taken back to his childhood, when he was first given a camera, yet I never really felt the connection the piece was trying to make. We also get a glimpse into why he did not like his photography program in college and how that has skewed his vision and philosophy of photos in general today. But again, I didn’t make a connection. This piece was something I would continue to listen too if it was on, but I am not sure I would be happy about the time spent when it was over. I think the idea is a good one, but something about the guy who was interviewed just didn’t sit right with me.
Review of We see it all: life through the eyes of a photo developer
Kari Chapin
Posted on January 21, 2005 at 02:02 AM
I am having a hard time really putting what I thought about this piece into words. The photo developer, who is also a photographer himself, is not someone that I really liked. I felt like this piece was sort of trying to justify who this guy is, and why he feels the way he does about processing pictures. He seemed mildly judgmental about the pictures he develops everyday and I am not sure I like that perspective. The listener is taken back to his childhood, when he was first given a camera, yet I never really felt the connection the piece was trying to make. We also get a glimpse into why he did not like his photography program in college and how that has skewed his vision and philosophy of photos in general today. But again, I didn’t make a connection. This piece was something I would continue to listen too if it was on, but I am not sure I would be happy about the time spent when it was over. I think the idea is a good one, but something about the guy who was interviewed just didn’t sit right with me.