So, I decided I wanted to find some specific images the other day, went looking for ‘david hamilton pics’. I’d seen some stuff floating around, and it had this particular look I was curious about, maybe for some project inspiration, you know?
Naturally, the first place I hit up was just the regular image search online. Typed in the name. And wow, a whole flood of pictures came up. But honestly, it was kind of a jumble. Lots of different sizes, different qualities. Some looked really faded, like old scans. Others were kinda sharp, but maybe not his style? It was tricky to sort through.
I spent a fair bit of time just scrolling, clicking through pages. You know how it is. You see the same picture pop up on ten different weird websites. Makes you wonder which one is the original, or if any of them are good quality. I was trying to get a real sense of his work, but sorting the wheat from the chaff was taking ages.
Trying to Find the Good Stuff
After getting a bit tired of the random results, I thought, okay, maybe I need to look somewhere more specific. Like, places that actually manage photo collections properly. Not just random blogs or forums re-posting stuff. I started tweaking my search terms. Added words like ‘archive’ or ‘collection’.
That helped a little. Found some platforms that seemed more professional, the kind that photographers actually use. The images there looked better, clearer. Definitely more what I was hoping to find. It wasn’t a magic bullet though, still had to browse quite a bit.
- Started with a basic online image search.
- Got frustrated with mixed quality and lots of reposts.
- Tried searching for more official archives or collections.
- Looked specifically for higher quality images.
It took more effort than I expected, for sure. Finding genuinely good, clear examples wasn’t just a five-minute job. You really have to dig sometimes, especially for photographers with a distinct, older style. It’s not always just right there on the first page of results.
Eventually, I did manage to find a selection of pictures that really showed the style I was looking for. Got a better feel for it. Saved a few for my inspiration folder. But yeah, the whole process was a reminder that finding specific, high-quality images online sometimes means going beyond the surface level search. It was a bit of a hunt, but got there in the end.
