[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.50,0:00:03.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,01. EARLY DAYS: DIFFICULTIES AND MISTAKES Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.91,0:00:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my early days, photography was not an end in itself Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.36,0:00:10.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I never though about becoming a photographer Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.82,0:00:12.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I found photography a bit by chance Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.99,0:00:16.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was studying Fine Arts but ever since High School Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.74,0:00:20.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was interested in photography, with some peers we even Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.08,0:00:24.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,started a photo lab to do some prints. Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.98,0:00:32.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was all experimental, a way to broaden my range of creativity Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.67,0:00:36.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was lucky to have Cristina Garcia Rodero as teacher. Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.90,0:00:40.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was the one to put the ich of photography Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.13,0:00:44.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and made me see that it could be as creative, valid, important Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.88,0:00:48.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,artistically speaking as I thought of other arts: Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.77,0:00:51.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sculpture, painting or any other Fine Arts specialty. Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.19,0:00:54.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While studying Fine Arts, Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.01,0:00:58.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I discovered photographers that Cristina showed us Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.41,0:01:00.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of them was Javier Vallhonrat, she spoke Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.88,0:01:06.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,highly of him. He had been her student, and that made me discover Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.72,0:01:10.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not only photography but fashion photography Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.58,0:01:14.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,-in the 90s started to become something very creative in Spain- Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.29,0:01:18.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was creative enough for someone like Cristina Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.13,0:01:25.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I discovered that photography was valid in every single way, and some vere very creative Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.55,0:01:28.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and one was Fashion Photography. Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.76,0:01:32.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was the time from Mariscal, where also Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.33,0:01:35.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Graphic Designers were starting to fly high Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.25,0:01:39.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, photography was taking all the creativity around it Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.28,0:01:42.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it started to have Fashion Photography Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.92,0:01:45.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in this country to give very important names Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.79,0:01:48.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for sure Im leaving some behind, but for example: Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.19,0:01:51.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Miguel Oriola, Ferrater, Vallhonrat, Alejandro Cabrera Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.83,0:01:55.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Michael Brae, a lot more... Outumuro... Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.29,0:02:00.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I suddenly discovered there was tons of creativity Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.29,0:02:02.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,within photography and that it was something Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.92,0:02:05.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as valid as any other art to express myself. Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.75,0:02:10.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the beginning I started as self-taught photographer Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.04,0:02:14.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what i wanted was to make a portrait of what was around me Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.78,0:02:16.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and make it visible. Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.41,0:02:20.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember the first time my dad lent me his camera Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.21,0:02:24.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I went on a "trip" with it and everything was Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.46,0:02:27.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really well framed but all the photos were Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.03,0:02:31.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out of focus. He gave me a camera which had Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.42,0:02:35.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a little paper with the diaphragms and speeds according to the light Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.54,0:02:39.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I memorized it all, but I forgot to focus, Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.61,0:02:42.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as simple as it seems. Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.38,0:02:46.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was looking through the viewfinder, everything sharp Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.79,0:02:49.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I thought "oh magic!" and that was going to be perfect. Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.41,0:02:53.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I took a long time to learn. I wasn't so lucky, Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.91,0:02:57.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like people today, and I had very basic knowledge Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.12,0:03:00.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about photography. Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.10,0:03:04.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That has brought me many problems in the long run Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.84,0:03:07.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and some advantages too, I mean, Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.29,0:03:11.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I haven't followed "rules" about what can or cannot be done Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.38,0:03:14.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I've been researching and adapting it Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.05,0:03:18.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to what my artistic job has required. Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.27,0:03:22.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For a long time, I've followed techniques that were Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.28,0:03:27.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not correct, or what other said were not, Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.66,0:03:30.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but as long as there is an image to create, Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.08,0:03:32.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is a possibility to use some creativity. Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.67,0:03:36.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was doing negative but developing them as photographic slides Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.79,0:03:39.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everyone was doing, at the time, Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.47,0:03:43.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exactly the opposite, Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.65,0:03:48.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and at first those photos were "ugly" but ended up being Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.19,0:03:53.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very nice and also interesting. It was not a mistake, Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.69,0:03:57.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was a different way to show the images. Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.13,0:04:02.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I believe that upon "mistakes" or "that cannot be done" Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.42,0:04:05.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have to always think: "Why not?" Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.82,0:04:09.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"What is the advantage of me doing this?" Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.26,0:04:12.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Why cannot I invert a process?" Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.69,0:04:16.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Why cannot I make the pixel something interesting?" Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.82,0:04:20.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The most important for me was to make Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.82,0:04:24.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my photography work to tell or make feel something Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.82,0:04:27.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,different of what the reality was. Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.24,0:04:30.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I used to do all kinds of photographic work because Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.27,0:04:32.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can take always something from whatever you do. Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.54,0:04:36.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are some jobs you take because of the level Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.54,0:04:38.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of creativity you can add into the mix, Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.20,0:04:40.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,other because you will use a different kind of camera, Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.18,0:04:42.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes because lighting is a challenge... Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.54,0:04:45.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The main goal is to be able to contribute Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.95,0:04:48.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the photo something new, something Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.96,0:04:52.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you want to experiment with, which at the end Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.99,0:04:54.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the photo will able to transmit to others. Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.43,0:04:57.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Learning from the mistakes. Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.37,0:05:00.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What you really have to keep in mind, Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.77,0:05:03.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a photographer, is that challenges Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.18,0:05:03.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will come your way every day. Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.18,0:05:06.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Challenges that sometimes you think Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.47,0:05:08.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they will be easy but they end up not being easy at all Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.34,0:05:11.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some others that will be within your knowledge Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.87,0:05:13.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and some others that will end up in mistakes. Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.03,0:05:18.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember an interview, I used to make photos Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.05,0:05:22.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for interviews, and I had a couple of minutes Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.36,0:05:26.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make a photo to an actress at Jardín Botánico, Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.47,0:05:29.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and well I loaded the camera, I started to shoot, Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.94,0:05:34.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I took the shoot to the point I finished the roll and Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.05,0:05:38.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started running the film.. Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.16,0:05:41.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,36.. 36.. 36 .. Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.55,0:05:46.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I realized the film roll was not correctly loaded. Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.14,0:05:50.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Crisis. The actress was leaving, I asked Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.72,0:05:53.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"please?", and she gave me time to make 3 photos Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.34,0:05:55.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and well, here I am. I put my whole attention Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.74,0:05:57.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to those 3 photos and they ended up being used. Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.09,0:06:00.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most likely, if all 36 photos had turned out well, Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.77,0:06:02.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would probably have chosen the last 3. Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.80,0:06:06.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But there is no need to be afraid nor dramatic. Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.37,0:06:10.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember the first time I made a photo retouch Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.53,0:06:13.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had to but a bathing cap to a model, Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.95,0:06:17.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we put all this modeling clay, make up as she was bald Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.97,0:06:20.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I poked spaghetti shaped clay around her head Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.08,0:06:23.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How did we do the analog work? Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.86,0:06:31.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shooting a whole film roll, developing a couple of prints Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.06,0:06:35.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to check if it was okay, if there was a need to adjust or force the negative, Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.44,0:06:39.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we shot that film, we developed the photo clip, Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.54,0:06:43.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was great, and then the rest of the film was developed Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.57,0:06:46.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,two hours later, but the whole thing ... Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.09,0:06:47.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everything was ruined, the lab's fault. Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.43,0:06:50.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was an issue with the lab's temperature Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.27,0:06:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and everything was wasted. We ended up only Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.00,0:06:56.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the first 3 images, and we had Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.17,0:06:59.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to complete the job with that. Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.72,0:07:04.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are problems that you cannot avoid, Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.67,0:07:07.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are some that will happen because Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.27,0:07:08.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you are having a bad day, Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.77,0:07:10.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you can learn from everything. Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.88,0:07:12.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have to make a 1000 mistakes to have Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.94,0:07:14.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,1000 solutions, Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.62,0:07:16.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the more issues you resolve, Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.40,0:07:20.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the less problems you will have in the future.