{"id":48879,"date":"2017-05-02T23:32:10","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T06:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=48879"},"modified":"2017-05-02T23:34:56","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T06:34:56","slug":"brian-milo-the-art-of-printing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/02\/brian-milo-the-art-of-printing\/","title":{"rendered":"BRIAN MILO: The Art of Printing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Interview with Brian Milo — my personal printer, and the master printer for ‘Dark Skies Over Tokyo<\/a>‘ by Haptic Industries<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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1. Great to have you Brian. To start off, what is your life story? Where were you born, how did you first pick up a camera?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Good morning and thanks for having me Eric. I have worn many different hats in this incarnation on earth; son, father, husband, friend, drummer, photographer, student, teacher, construction worker, print operator among many others.<\/p>\n

I was born in Rockford, IL. My father did a lot of family documenting with his cameras. He was borderline compulsive considering it was the old film days. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d say he was a sharp shooter! He passed when I was five and left masses of photographs. My photographic interest was peaked at an early age by his photos. I bought a Minolta 35mm when I was 19. This was my first real camera, before that I had lots of disposables.<\/p>\n

2. Why do you make photos, and what does it mean for you personally?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The process of making photographs to me means to explore different levels of consciousness through human interactions and being present in the moment. I suppose you could say it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s training to use my third eye.<\/p>\n

3. Who are some artists who have informed your artistic vision?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A large portion of my inspiration comes from music and the visuals that go along with it.<\/p>\n

Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo is a artist, composer and lead signer of the band Devo.<\/p>\n

Martin Gore – the main songwriter for Depeche Mode.<\/p>\n

A couple photographers that have really inspired me are Anton Corbijn and Jacob Aue Sobol<\/a> – both primarily for the ability to capture the souls of individuals.<\/p>\n

I also love Martin Parr<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s work. Martin seems as if he was an alien sent here to spy on earthlings and report back to the aliens on how humans interact.<\/p>\n

4. Can you tell the story of how we first met \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and what drew us together?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I have been following your blog for years. There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s always something fresh, a new look at a old master, mixing philosophy with photography, composition<\/a> – I never know what I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll wake up to but it usually gets my mind wandering on a good path. We met at your workshop in March of 2015 in Chicago. Good times being around all the creative energy and I look forward to doing it again.<\/p>\n

5. Why did you get into printing? And what importance are prints in this digital world? What is the difference between a print and just seeing them on a screen?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I started printing because I wanted 100% control over my prints.<\/p>\n

As a historical document of our times, I think prints are and will always be very important. A good piece of paper will outlive any dvd, thumb drive or hard drive.<\/p>\n

Prints will change the way a photograph feels. Is it matte, glossy, heavy, or light? There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a feel to prints that you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t experience on the screen, much like books to ebooks, both are good and serve a certain purpose.<\/p>\n

6. How do you make a business from your photography, and printing? And what are your future dreams?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I started photographing bands in 2001. The bands led a job working for Jagermiester music. I pulled out three North American tours including the last full Ozzfest tour and The Motley Crue Saints of Los Angeles tour. It was a great way to travel the full United States and document the state of music at the time.<\/p>\n

In 2010-2011 I built a wedding business with my friend Ryan Davis over treadmill walks and talks at the YMCA. It was pretty exciting at the time and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been a blast to be able to support ourselves and family’s through a camera.<\/p>\n

The print business is something that naturally happened through photography. I am looking to build a few solid relationships with inspiring photographers over the next few years as well as work with the local art community here in Rockford.<\/p>\n

At this time in my life I do not know what my future dreams will look like. Life is a constant evolution and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m over here riding the wave right now.<\/p>\n

7. What tips, advice, or guidance would you give to other photographers who want to print their work?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Go for it! Have patience, read the printer manual. Lots of little details can go wacky between the computer and printer, try not to get frustrated. Finding a mentor will help you grow much faster. If you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to bother with printing give me a shout:<\/p>\n