As the name indicates, LEP is a photographic style that involves using long exposures, or slow shutter speeds. By doing so, the photographer is able to capture blurring of images, impression of the subject. LEP is a technique that requires a slow shutter speed. The shutter speed is the amount of time the camera’s shutter is open, allowing there to be prolonged or lessened exposure. This period is measured in seconds or fractions of seconds. A larger denominator, such as 1/1000, is a quicker shutter speed than a lower denominator such as 1/10. If you were to embark upon using LEP in your work, you would strive for the latter. LEP has always been a form of photography I as a surrealist have been drawn to, LEP allows the subject of your image to move, and in turn the camera picks up the motion of the subject and obscures it.
I wanted to include two successful long exposure images I have collated, again imitating the nature of macular diplopia (doubled vision) By utilising photography as a liable source of somewhat "impersonating" the lens depicted from such ailments, allows there to be an empathetic stance within the work. Though I create prints and paintings which may cater to or mimic the lenses of such ailments, a photograph is closest to the real depiction of what it is to have a visual impairment.
Of course these images are far from perfect, but I find what they lack in clarity further reiterates my continued exploration of perception through visual impairment.
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