Photography and Film artist Nuri Çorbacıoğlu teaches his students who are passionate about the profession in his workshops and studios, shares his experiences and works together.
Photography and Film artist Nuri Çorbacıoğlu teaches his students who are passionate about the profession in his workshops and studios, shares his experiences and works together.
In the summer heat, in August, when even the air conditioners say it's too hot, we take a little break from the lesson.
From our window, we seem to see the snake horses drinking water around the lake formed by the melted glaciers in Erciyes and the snow that is already water.
While the horses neigh and drink water, we sip ice-cold lemonade made from grated lemon peel. Finding Nuri Çorbacıoğlu on a break in our workshop, we shower him with questions and compete to get more honey from the honeycomb.
Ms. Kardelen is recording our conversation. As if she's going to publish it for everyone's benefit.
- Photography was born with the combination of the Greek words photos and graphos, meaning 'light' and 'picture'.
I can technically define photography as an art that creates an image by recording light chemically and digitally by the photographer using a camera or photographic system.
- Photography has been accepted in every period in human and art.
It has various features with a unique material and technique. Beyond its mechanical and technical function, as Voltaire said, "all the arts are brothers, each art illuminates the other arts." In my opinion, photography has the ability to cooperate most easily with other art forms.
Due to the transparent, permeable boundaries between the arts, new art forms such as film, fixer, vemixed media, videoclips and computer animations have emerged within photography in recent times.
Fixer in Cappadocia is working on the movie. Along with that we have video production Cappadocia. Line Production Cappadocia.
We do film production, post production for our clients. Also music video, we are preparing original music production.
Videography, documentary, FPV drone, aerial videography, video shooting are some of the important things we do.
Photography is already our main business. One of our important works is Location Scouting.
- This basic mortar is 'aesthetics'.
These aesthetic pursuits further clarify the direction and function of photography. In addition, photography and film have become tools that provide people with information, development, change and communication.
Like any art, it aims to create a beautiful result. Thanks to photography and film, today; pictures, photos, biometric photos, profile photos, fake photos, profile photos, photo sharpening, headshots, beautiful photos, landscape photos, nature photos, photo editing, photo printing, photo album concepts and works have entered our lives. In other words, it is fertile, productive. It is beneficial.
In the art of photography, composition, the effort to take the most beautiful photographs and films has become a sought-after talent while adding color to human and social life.
- Not so long ago, you had to have two cameras to take quality photos and movies. That short time ago has long since passed.
DSLR and mirrorless cameras quickly became capable of doing both of these tasks. New cameras are recording Super-HD 4K and even 8K video.
Thanks to new technologies, photographers can now more effectively harness the modern power at their fingertips.
You see, people take their smartphones everywhere they go. Because people now know very well the power of the camera on their phones. They use their phones for every purpose. They can take quality movie videos, studio quality sound and amazing photos.
Industry manufacturers make the best phones with 3-4 different lenses and camera setups. The aftermarket provides filters, lenses and extensions to enrich the content on the smartphone.
Camera manufacturers are not idle to keep up with the pace of development. The mirrorless model says 'I'm in' with its large sensor and unlimited lens options. However, people have already put the smartphone first. It has discovered a new power.
The technological developments that have spread from technological developments and infected smartphones have made it much easier to take photos and movies than ever before. It is necessary to look at these development processes by following them well.
- Maybe it has not completely changed course, but maybe it is experiencing a significant shift in axis.
In this field, the sharing of photographs and films on social networks by someone who takes photographs and films has brought a new function to the art of photography and film.
As of today, photography and film have become a more prominent and individual way for people to express themselves.
Film and photography define interests and who the individual is, providing privilege and prestige in society.
- As you know, the art of photography and film has a documentary quality. It has assumed a very valuable function that carries yesterday to today and today to tomorrow. In my opinion, its importance is increasing even more.
Until the last 10 years, in the classical media trend, photography helped to understand what was written in newspapers. In today's understanding of media and communication, instead of columns of text, one or a few photo frames or a 10-second movie provide the power to tell the whole content.
So much so that in some cases, a photo frame and a 10-second movie are more effective than the written ones in making a point. It has now become a more functional way to use a photo, a tiny movie as content to influence the target audience.
Photography and film as an art form have the power to bring people from all over the world closer and connect them.
Photographers actually create the first energy to mobilize society to travel, to travel, to travel with their works. They create the first rising wave of the tsunami and become a source of inspiration.
- These developments are creating new trends for human and social purpose in the context of communication and art.
The trends in photography and film events around the world in 2023 clearly show incredible differences from even 2 years ago.
The world does not stand still. The ever-rotating world offers change to people in these rotations. Changes bring people opportunities for innovation. The art of photography and film also takes its share of this change.
- I see the new trends in photography and film in Turkey and Cappadocia as setting an exciting future for innovation and development.
Turkey and Cappadocia are the cradle of new photography and film trends around the world. With its unique geological formations and mesmerizing landscapes, it is home to a rich history and culture that inspires photographers seeking artistic images.
Cappadocia has been the setting for numerous movies and TV series, including The Way of the Dragon in 1972, The Sheltering Sky in 1990 and The Promise in 2016. Its unique landscape, geological structure and culture have provided producers with rich sets for visually appealing films.
I can say that I think these preferences will continue to increase today and in the future. Everything is unique and original in this geography. Exactly as art, photography, film and artists want...
- Friends, there are those that come from the past and continue, there are those that will never end, and there are new trends. As an artist, one is always in pursuit of an unending quest, of the beautiful and the useful. This search gives birth to new trends.
- Today, the art of photography, the photographer, has become not only a pleasure and a hobby, but also a dreamed of, more enormous and respected profession.
At the forefront of the trends is the journey to the top of the profession and art dimension.
- As always, people have an irresistible desire to see real, different, authentic images that seek the pure freshness of life outside of photography and film art.
The artificial, cold, ordinary images that are far from human nature are no longer attractive and warm.
I see an ever-growing and evolving trend towards authenticity in film and photography, where only natural, distinctive and real-time photographs and films are valued without any scale.
They want to achieve spontaneous and original results instead of dull pictures and movies that are the result of hours of shooting in studios built with days of labor.
- In my opinion, the number one new trend is actually artificial intelligence (AI) assisted photography and filming.
You see, AI-powered photography creates incredible shots, ease, results, astonishing images.
The trend in AI photography and film has gotten to the point where there is no camera, no camera, no lens, no light, no settings. But you just tell the computer what you want in a few words.
Artificial intelligence uses interesting, different, new and innovative ways of taking photos and movies. You know that distant village we have never been to, that we have never seen, it creates its picture; it creates photos and movies regardless of the desired season, time, day or night. Moreover, we do not go to our village again.
AI-assisted photography automates tasks such as adjusting exposure or white balance, creating new types of images such as deep, fake pictures or photorealistic paintings.
Unbelievable! AI came, the photo and the movie changed size.
- I can easily say the following about this: Artificial intelligence is followed by drone photography and filmmaking, which started in recent years and has been on the rise.
Flying drones has been steadily both increasing and rising over the last year or two.
The most obvious aesthetic trend brought by drones is the bird's-eye view, direct and moving from any angle. Framed without a horizon, these images are unique and beautiful.
We can see patterns that you can't even see from ground level. Everything always looks fresh and different on the drone.
- People are now taking photos and movies of themselves to discover their identity and share their story with others. In 2023, self-portraiture became another popular trend.
Self-portraiture is supported by social media platforms that make it easy for people to share with their large followings.
Taking their own photographs and movies gives people an indescribable pleasure. In these shootings, people fall off cliffs, have accidents, fly into the sea, fall from balconies, windows and roofs. It has become such an intense trend.
- I would say that there is a growing interest in analog photography because of the authentic look and feel of film photographs for people.
Because of this trend, the popularity of film photography workshops and classes is growing exponentially, as is the availability of inexpensive analog cameras and film.
- One of the most popular emerging trends is the cinemagraph. Here, still photographs have an element of movement in them.
The cinemagraph trend, which combines the charm and beauty of photography with the flow of film, is created by taking a photograph and then adding subtle movements to a short part of the image.
The cinemagraphs look like an impressive and attention-grabbing animation.
- In fact, it's not an unfamiliar phenomenon or practice. 360-degree photography has become a popular trend, allowing the photographed environment to be seen from all angles.
360-degree photography is becoming a trend with the technological development of cameras, decreasing costs and ease of storage.
This photography is used as an indispensable tool for virtual tours, product photography and art installations.
- With technological development, widespread use of smartphones and rich alternative offerings, the trend of vertical photography has also emerged.
As more and more people are using smartphones to take photos, vertical photography is fast becoming a more popular choice.
Thanks to social media platforms that display the image vertically more effectively and efficiently, vertical photos offer very convenient shooting opportunities.
- After technological advances have increased the ability of camera technology, it has become possible to take great photos and movies in low light environments.
Low-light photography, which until recently was extremely difficult and required years of experience, has given birth to the trend of low- light photography.
These innovations offer the convenience of just a touch of a button for photographers who can capture the landscape even in dimly lit environments.
- Macro photography, which we know as the art of taking close-up photos of small objects, flowers, insects, has gained incredible ease and interest.
Macro photography has become a trend, used to capture the beauty of the natural world or to create abstract and surreal images.
- Street photography is a trend that has existed since the birth of this art, has always existed and will continue to exist in the future.
The art of capturing warm, different and attractive moments in the ordinary flow of life in everyone's environment continues to live on.
Street photography uses a different approach to capture the raw and unexposed moments of everyday life.
It comes to life in an effort to document people's daily lives or to capture the essence of a particular place or time, to make a note in history.
Turkey and Cappadocia are an inexhaustibly rich source for street photography. The unique landscape of the region with its fairy chimneys, valleys and cave houses provides endless inspiration for photographers.
In terms of street photography, Cappadocia and Turkey offer opportunities to capture the warm and intimate moments of everyday life.
Vibrant street markets, bustling bazaars and ancient ruins are great places for authentic subjects.
- There is a search for abstract images that push the boundaries of the environment, using
camera techniques that are out of the routine of any kind of photography.
Experimental photography aims to achieve new and different results under different conditions.
Experimental photographers often use unconventional camera techniques or unusual subject matter to create unique and thought- provoking images.
Experimental photography is an interesting starting point for surrealism. This is where photographers play with unconventional techniques to achieve a new result.
Photographers are doing everything, looking for everything during the unique shot. It's like pressing all the buttons.
The consciousness, determination and efforts of new generations to protect the environment they live in are evident.
This growing movement also focuses on photography and filming to document the impact of human activities on the environment.
Environmental photographers are using this trend to raise awareness about environmental issues and to encourage or even force others to take action.
Climate change is having a profoundly negative impact on the world. Photographers are fighting on the front lines to raise public awareness of these changes and to show what damage is being done to the world. And they are doing it very well.
Photographers are raising awareness about marine endangered areas, drought and poverty, environmental humanitarian crises, environmental crises caused by man-made
activities and mass extinction. This trend can no longer be stopped.
For environmental photography, Cappadocia and Turkey offer natural beauty and mesmerizing landscapes. The region's unique rock formations, otherworldly landscapes and skies attract photographers.
- Social documentary photography documents the lives of people and communities, focusing on social justice and the elimination of inequality in society in the same way that environmental photography focuses on environmental issues.
Social documentary photographers are using their shots to tell their stories and raise awareness about important social issues, a trend they have created.
It seems to be the only goal of the efforts of those who have never changed their course and who believe that the mission and vision of photography and film is art.
Unlike any other purpose, such as documentation or commercial use, art photography is solely concerned with art.
Art photographers use their photographs and films to express feelings or ideas with an artistic concern. For them, the artistic value of the images they capture is paramount. One of the aims of the first day lives on today as a trend.
Turkey and Cappadocia are a rich source for art photography. Cappadocia and Turkey have been a popular destination for art photographers throughout history.
Its rich history and culture has been an endless studio and a source of inspiration for photographers looking for unique and attractive images for new trends.
Unlike 'art is for art's sake', the immersive photography trend, which aims 'this art should be immersive', is based on the element of excitement.
Immersive photography uses this technology to create immersive, engaging and acclaimed images that are different from conventional photography and filmmaking.
- We are constantly following the innovations in the world. Zenfolio and Format published a survey of around 3,500 photographers around the world to reveal and follow the trends of the industry and the future outlook of photographers and reflected the feedback.
- Mastin Labs announced the photography trends expected to be popular in 2023: Blurry motion photography, color grading, black and white, grain, light leaks, lens flare, short stories and split toning.
- I also remember Pixpa's minimalism popular photography trends for 2022: natural light photography, candid moments, black and white photography, street photography, drone photography, macro photography, portrait photography and food photography.
- As the Best Photography Trends during and immediately after the pandemic process; Capturing Social Distance, Silhouettes, Masked, Portraits, Street Photography, Self- Portrait and Photo of Your Family, Pet Portrait, Still Life Photography There were changes. I think they brought a new visual era to today.
- These trends are at the forefront of new photography and film events around the world in 2023. By keeping up with technological
developments, we will see very unique innovative trends in the coming years.
- Turkey and Cappadocia offer great opportunities for artists from all over the world who are gravitating towards these new trends. We are here.
Moments of daily life in Cappadocia, women emerging from the cave house, the beauty of the Cappadocian landscape, a valley full of fairy chimneys, the sky is strikingly awe-inspiring in a dramatic shade of red and pink.
New trendy photography and film artists compete breathlessly to capture the unique beauty of Turkey and the region. Photographs are imbued with mystery, charm, reality and perception with new trends.
- Finding your own photo aesthetic and trend is all about experimentation and the result of the search for trends that feel good to you.
Your trend should complement what you're doing and how you're shooting it, be compatible with the platform you're using to share it, and add to the beauty of your photos.
You can take inspiration from the professionals and examine their works to determine your trend and get a clear idea of how to evaluate your works. As you can see, we have studios and workshops in Turkey and Cappadocia. We are as close as a phone call or an e-mail to anyone who wants to contact us.
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As the time passed silently and deeply like the sand of the clock on the table, we barely noticed that the air had turned red and the sun was
preparing to say goodbye. We resumed our work in the studio for the evening and night shoots...