One of the changes in photography is the insistence by
new and younger photographers to define methods with initials. About a week ago
I discovered ICM. It means intended camera movement. Usually this includes not
only moving your camera but also using a slow shutter.
This sort of thing was difficult with film as you had
no idea of what you would get until your film was processed. Digital
photography has opened a whole new and exciting world. I have used this method
with dance be it ballet or modern dance.
But I want to brag that I also use it in my little
studio and did so with fabulous results when I photographed Kira, two years
ago. She is a Russian babushka who has two grandchildren.
I used a method in which I placed her on my gray wall
and lit her with a flash in a softbox. On the opposite wall I have a large Ikea
mirror. I crouched down and photographed what I saw in the mirror. A similar
situation was to put her on that opposite wall and then see myself in the
mirror plus her out of it.
