Joel Sternfeld--Street photography with 8x10"

[abiggs]

I estimate the photos were 3 feet by 5 feet. Something in that size. I may be way way off, but they were shy of life size.

Anybody know how the prints were made?

[Sean Yates]

http://www.culturevulture.net/ArtandArch/Sternfeld.htm

http://www.hainesgallery.com/JSTERN.work.html

http://www.npr.org/programs/wesat/features/2001/010707.strangers.passi ng.html

[Peter Shier]

I have been studying Joel Sternfeld's books and I really love his work. I would be curious to know more about his technique if anyone has details.

What film does he use?

Does he ever use supplemental lighting? Some of the shots seem to have a lot of DOF with what seems like relatively dim natural light.

How does he interact with the subjects? What kind of direction (if any) does he give them?

How many shots does he generally take of each subject?

Is he very fast setting up the shot? Some of them seem like people who would not have much patience to wait for view camera adjustments.

In urban settings, does he look for a good potential spot, set up, wait for a good subject, and then ask permission to shoot?

Is he refused often when asking for permission to shoot?

[Bill_1856]

While one of my favorite photo books is "On This Site," I gotta admit that IMO Sternfeld's photography is pretty dull. Only when combined with the narration does his work become special.

[Jeffrey Goggin]

Of course, opinions are like ... well, you know. For me, the photography contained in "On this Site" is exemplary and I have spent a lot of time pondering Sternfeld's technique. As with Phil (above), I'd like to know more about how he does what he does and if anybody has any more detailed info to share, I'd very much appreciate hearing it.

[Jeffrey Goggin]

Oops ... make that Pete, not "Phil." Where's that can of Jolt, anyway?

[Eric Williams]

Anyone know if there is a Sternfeld show right now?

[monika andexlinger]

it would be interresting to know- what was sternfelds intention to do this really good work: "on this site"? how long did it take to finish this work? where did he get this violent storys? where can i find inerviews with joel-how can i find out more? thanx ma

[Jeffrey Goggin]

http://search1.npr.org/opt/collections/torched/wesa/data_wesa/seg_1255 22.htm is the link to the interview the NPR show "Weekend Edition" did with him a while back.