Sejarah Singkat Studio Fotografi Potret di Yogyakarta 1945-1975: Sumber Daya Manusia, Teknologi, dan Kreasi Artistiknya

Abstract

Penulisan sejarah fotografi di Indonesia pascakemerdekaan boleh dikatakan masih belum banyak dilakukan. Catatan sejarah yang ada lebih mengarah pada perjalanan fotografi dalam merekam momen pra dan pascakemerdekaan, yang sebagian besar bersumber pada foto-foto dokumen milik IPPHOS (Indonesian Press Photo Service). Ini berarti, masih dibutuhkan penelusuran lebih lanjut guna merekonstruksi sejarah fotografi Indonesia dalam bidang yang lain, studio misalnya. Tulisan ini membahas perkembangan studio foto di Yogyakarta pascakemerdekaan. Hal yang dijadikan fokus utama ialah sumber daya manusia, teknologi, dan upaya-upaya artistik yang dilakukan dalam praktik studio foto masa itu. Penelusuran sejarah dilakukan dengan metode wawancara kepada pemilik studio, praktisi fotografi yang merupakan pelaku dan saksi sejarah studio fotografi pascakemerdekaan. Observasi juga dilakukan guna mengetahui lebih detail tentang upaya-kreatif yang dilakukan pihak studio foto dalam mewujudkan karyanya. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa aspek teknologi memberi pengaruh besar dalam proses perwujudan karya foto studio. Dapat terlihat bagaimana para pelaku usaha studio foto mengatasi keterbatasan teknologi.

A Brief History of Portrait Photography Studio in Yogyakarta 1945-1975: Human Resources, Technology and Artistic It’s Creation.Writing the history of photography in the post-independence Indonesia arguably still not been done. The historical record that there are more leads on a photography trip in the pre and post-independence record the moments, which are largely sourced on the photographs of documents belonging IPPHOS (Indonesian Press Photo Service). This means, still needed further investigation in order to reconstruct the history of photography Indonesia in other fields, for example studio. This paper discusses the development of a photo studio in Yogyakarta post-independence. It is used as the primary focus is human resources, technology, and the efforts made in the artistic practices of the past photo studio. Search history conducted by interview to the owner of the studio, photography practitioner who is the perpetrator and witnesses photography studio post-independence history. Observations were also conducted to determine more details about the creative efforts that made the photo studio in realizing his work. It can be concluded that the technological aspects of great influence in the process embodiment studio photographs. It is noticeable how the photo studio business operators overcome the limitations of technology.