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"I look at things with a cooler eye now, and include more of the background to put the subject in context."
[This is Masanori Marubayashi's second appearance in these pages in three years. We asked him whether his approach to photography had changed during that time, and what his current interests and future plans are.]
It's been almost three years now, but I don't think there is any fundamental difference in the way I shoot. But cameras have evolved considerably, both in pixel count and functionality. As a result, techniques that I couldn't use before have become easy to use, enabling me to capture some surprisingly different images that make photography a lot more fun.
With the passage of time I've also gained more experience. I look at things with a cooler eye now, and that has changed my photos somewhat. I rely less on extreme close-ups, and have "pulled back" to create a sense of space and put the subject in context by including more of the background.
In my previous interview, I described my photos as "poetic expressions of childhood," and I think that is even more true now. For the most part, I still use the same Olympus E-330 I used then, but I was intrigued by the Art Filter function offered on more recent models, and decided to try the E-30. The results were extremely interesting, and I felt I had discovered a whole new range of possibilities in creative expression.
The photos shown here were all taken with an E-30. I used the Art Filter called "Pop Art" to take "Anthurium," and the "Fantastic Focus" filter to take "Camellias."
It was really fun, and I was surprised and pleased by the way colors could be intensified, and by the wider choice of ways in which I could achieve my creative goals. For "Plum Blossoms," I shot the photo normally to capture the brilliant blue sky, and was very pleased with the way the outstanding clarity of Zuiko lenses enabled me capture the clear, clean blue that I wanted.
The E-3 and E-30 are significantly more evolved than the E-1 and E-330 cameras I have used up until now, and they have made photography much more interesting.
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