It’s a topic that has been discussed a million times, but just for my own sake I’ll say it again: editing is hard. It might be the most difficult thing we, as photographers, have to do. It’s a long process that starts before we even take our first picture and continues right up until we finally decide that the work is complete. And then, more than likely, you shuffle things around one more time for good measure.
Outer Lands
December 21st, 2008 | by Dalton | published in editorial, personal work
Today is the winter solstice—the longest night of the year. Many cultures treat the solstice as a holiday, a tradition which dates back to ancient times. It is no coincidence that many contemporary holidays also take place in late December, and that many of those holidays involve lights and candles. While it is dark outside, I hope you are keeping warm and sharing time with loved ones.
October Polaroids
October 4th, 2008 | by Dalton | published in personal work
I have been using the SX-70 quite a bit lately. Here are a few more Polaroids from the last week or so. It is interesting to me how the seasons creep in, just last week felt like summer and now there are dead leaves on the ground and the sun is hiding by 5:30. So it goes.
More Polaroids
September 30th, 2008 | by Dalton | published in personal work
It’s been a good week for the Polaroid pictures, which is good, because I’m running out of film. I have been slowly but surely fine-tuning my gallery of Brooklyn Polaroid images, with a focus on a tighter edit and also thinking quite a bit about sequence. I think I need about a dozen more images and then I’ll be ready to make one of these.
September Polaroids
September 29th, 2008 | by Dalton | published in personal work
Hoyt Street, Brooklyn
Bond Street, Brooklyn
There are no straight lines in Brooklyn
June 6th, 2008 | by Dalton | published in personal work
When I bought my SX-70 for $20 on eBay, I really had no idea that I would be so smitten with the camera and the pictures that I am taking with it. I have found over the last few weeks that I have gotten better at predicting what the “polaroid effect” will do to an image and actively seeking out subjects that will benefit from that touch. I have been so happy with the results that I have created a new gallery in the “Current Work” section of the website. I have also set a goal for myself to take enough of these by the end of the summer to compile a small book, which I will probably make available through Blurb.com or another print-on-demand service.
Nevins Street
May 29th, 2008 | by Dalton | published in personal work
Photograph by Dalton Rooney
Photograph by Dalton Rooney
I am quite happy with the way these Polaroid photographs from the last couple of months have been coming out. The addition of color, compared to the black and white I usually shoot, feels light and easy; the freedom of using a handheld camera again is something else altogether. When I look back to a couple of years ago, taking pictures on these exact same streets, I am pretty amazed. I’ve been taking this same route to work for years now, but I feel like I’m seeing everything just a bit differently these days.
KFC Parking Lot, Fourth Avenue
May 4th, 2008 | by Dalton | published in personal work
Everyone knows that the Colonel puts an addictive chemical in his chicken that makes you crave it fortnightly.
New Crush
May 2nd, 2008 | by Dalton | published in misc, personal work
Photograph by Dalton Rooney
Photograph by Dalton Rooney
I have a new crush, and it’s name is Polaroid SX-70.