How I got this picture - Tariq Tarey Posted On 4th January 2018 To How I got this picture
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Tariq Tarey give us the lowdown on how he captured this striking portrait.
Technical info
Film Used - Ilford FP4+
Format - 4x5
Camera - Wista
Lens - 180mm Nikkor f5.6
Exposure time - 1/125
Location - Columbus, Ohio
Firstly, tell us the story behind this image. What inspired you to shoot it?
This image is part of long term project. The project highlights the relationship between African & African Americans women and their scarves. Hopefully a book and an exhibit will be announced soon.
Did you come across any challenges?
Fortunately, I have not encountered any challenges.
What process did you use (Tripod? Set exposure time? Filters?)
I used a manfroto tripod. My exposure was 1/125 at f8. No filter.
How did you process it?
I use a Jobo ATL1000. I develop with HC110, Ilford Ilfostop and Ilford Rapid Fix.
What about printing?
I normally scan my negatives with Epson V700 and I use my Eposn SC P9000 for printing.
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About The Author
Tariq Tarey
Tariq Tarey is a documentary photographer, skilled in both still photography and video, who specializes in refugee affairs. In July of 2006, Tariqu2019s show, Forlorn in Ohio, which documented the plight of Somali refugees, appeared at the Kiaca Gallery in Columbus. Forlorn in Ohio also traveled to Wright State University, in 2007. Several images from that show are now part of the permanent collection of the Columbus Museum of Art. In recognition to the power of his work to call attention to the plight of refugees, Tariq was honored with the South Side Settlement Houseu2019s prestigious Artsu00a0Freedom Award in 2006. In that year, he also won the Ohio Art Councilu2019s Individualu00a0Artist Award. In 2008, Tariq was given the Individual Artist Award by the Greateru00a0Columbus Arts Council. He directed the documentary, u201cEmergency Living: Somalia in the Aftermath of Famine.u201d Tariq also directed u201cWomen, War and Resettlement:u00a0Nasrou2019s Journey,u201d which was aired on WOSU Public Television in 2012. In 2014,u00a0Tariqu2019s film, u201cThe Darien Gap,u201d was shown in the 2 nd United States Conference onu00a0African Immigrant and Refugee Health. In 2015, Tariqu2019s photo spread appeared in theu00a0Magazine, 614, in an article entitled, u201cJourneys of the Diaspora.u201d In 2015, Tariq alsou00a0did a photo spread for a publication entitled, Impact of Refugees in Central Ohio. Inu00a02017, along with writer Doug Rutledge, Tariq Tarey had a photographic exhibition ofu00a030 Bhutanese-Nepali refugees residing in Columbus, OH. Currently, he is working onu00a0a book project, documenting representative refugee populations, who have madeu00a0their home in Central Ohio.
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