Fotoreproductie van een fotogram van een huis met daarvoor twee kinderen die kippen voeren door Alfred Horsley Hinton before 1908

This reproduction of a photogram was made by Alfred Horsley Hinton. It depicts a house with two children feeding chickens in the front yard. I can imagine the artist carefully monitoring the exposure time and the temperature of the water, trying to strike a balance between preserving detail and creating a soft, dreamy effect. Maybe he was thinking about how to capture a fleeting moment of childhood innocence? He probably played with the contrasts in tone, and the way the light falls on the chickens. Look at how Hinton experimented with textures – the smoothness of the house walls, the roughness of the grassy area, and the feathery chickens. All the gray tones create a subtle and inviting image. It reminds me of other photographers who were pushing the boundaries of the medium at the time, experimenting with new techniques and approaches. This image stands as an invitation to pause, reflect, and appreciate the world around us.