It is unclear whether or not Pillsbury is using a digital or
analog format, but it can be easily assumed that he is using digital. He is
using a very long exposure setting on his camera, some even as long as fifteen
minutes, to capture his pictures. He is also using a tripod to obtain the image
clarity in the photographs coupled with his exposure setting. It appears that
he is also using a rather closed down aperture, as his depth of field is deep in
his images.
Pillsbury is trying to capture in his images the fast-paced
life in modern-day Tokyo. He was drawn to the Japanese capital by its sheer
amount of technological advances that Japan has over our own, and how the
inhabitants of the city adapt to these changes. He wanted to make the pictures
with a long exposure setting to create a sense of movement in a city where
there is constant motion within.
I was fascinated by Pillsbury’s work, as the sense of motion
that these images created can almost feel how life is in Tokyo, especially for
someone who has never been there. As someone who has always wanted to visit
Japan, it almost paints a picture on how it feels to be in that sort of
environment, almost as sort of a
preparatory feeling to the city. It is also reminiscent of other large cities,
such as New York, which shows that many major cities around to world share the
same attribute- that they are all fast paced places t and are in constant
motion.
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