I think that when you become passionate about certain objects then you really
about certain objects then you really
about certain objects then you really want to keep on finding all that you can
want to keep on finding all that you can
want to keep on finding all that you can it never ends
my name is Rosalyn Purcell and I’m known
my name is Rosalyn Purcell and I’m known primarily for the photographs that I
primarily for the photographs that I
primarily for the photographs that I take in the back rooms of Natural
take in the back rooms of Natural
take in the back rooms of Natural History collections my photographs
History collections my photographs
History collections my photographs aren’t are straightforward in that
aren’t are straightforward in that
aren’t are straightforward in that they’re not really manipulated except
they’re not really manipulated except
they’re not really manipulated except for the light I choose which is always
for the light I choose which is always
for the light I choose which is always natural light what I really want to do
natural light what I really want to do
natural light what I really want to do is to wander through and see which
is to wander through and see which
is to wander through and see which specimen sort of jumps out as being
specimen sort of jumps out as being
specimen sort of jumps out as being readied up it’s picture taken
well photography certainly came before
well photography certainly came before collecting because the photography was
collecting because the photography was
collecting because the photography was triggered by the sight of things and I
triggered by the sight of things and I
triggered by the sight of things and I was brought up in the family where
was brought up in the family where
was brought up in the family where people did collect they collected books
people did collect they collected books
people did collect they collected books mainly but I didn’t really have the urge
mainly but I didn’t really have the urge
mainly but I didn’t really have the urge to collect on until I visited a derelict
to collect on until I visited a derelict
to collect on until I visited a derelict antique and junk yard
every piece of copper that’s left
every piece of copper that’s left outside near the salt water it becomes a
outside near the salt water it becomes a
outside near the salt water it becomes a thing of beauty
thing of beauty
thing of beauty I wanted them at home so that I could
I wanted them at home so that I could
I wanted them at home so that I could use them as backgrounds in photography
use them as backgrounds in photography
use them as backgrounds in photography not necessarily in Natural History
not necessarily in Natural History
not necessarily in Natural History collections but for the other still life
collections but for the other still life
collections but for the other still life photography that I was doing
the best light is brief when you take a
the best light is brief when you take a number of photographs there’s only one
number of photographs there’s only one
number of photographs there’s only one or two in my mind that ever really work
or two in my mind that ever really work
or two in my mind that ever really work and it’s as if the right tone has been
and it’s as if the right tone has been
and it’s as if the right tone has been struck between the subject and the light
when it comes to getting a photograph I
when it comes to getting a photograph I certainly feel very greedy it’s really
certainly feel very greedy it’s really
certainly feel very greedy it’s really important to get it right and then once
important to get it right and then once
important to get it right and then once you’ve got it you sort of have it and
you’ve got it you sort of have it and
you’ve got it you sort of have it and you don’t but the great thing about
you don’t but the great thing about
you don’t but the great thing about photographing in collections is that I
photographing in collections is that I
photographing in collections is that I have absolutely no no need to own
have absolutely no no need to own
have absolutely no no need to own anything I’m a visitor and when I get to
anything I’m a visitor and when I get to
anything I’m a visitor and when I get to take away are the pictures
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