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11/16/2004 06:15:11 PM · #1 |
What comes to your mind?
To me, when I hear photography, I think of art. I want my camera not only to create a mood, but I want to be able to twist things how I see them. I feel the camera helps me greatly in this. I DO NOT however think in terms of "technicalality" IE... exposures, settings, etc. I think that comes AFTER you have the shot in your head, which to me is art. I believe this is one reason why I always score low. =)
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11/16/2004 06:16:10 PM · #2 |
When I hear photography I think of someone taking pitchers. lol
Message edited by author 2004-11-16 18:16:21.
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11/16/2004 06:22:40 PM · #3 |
JM, your Botany shot should've finished much higher IMO. I didn't vote, but I would've given it a top spot.
Nice.
Edit:: I very much agree with your post. BUT, a GREAT photographer is one who finds a balance between creativity and technical.
Message edited by author 2004-11-16 18:24:06. |
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11/16/2004 06:24:27 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by hsteg:
When I hear photography I think of someone taking pitchers. lol |
errrrr I must correct you:( I'm not an english major but, pitchers=pictures
A pitcher plays baseball, or holds liquid.
sry..that one just really bugged me out lol. |
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11/16/2004 06:30:54 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by GoldBerry:
JM, your Botany shot should've finished much higher IMO. I didn't vote, but I would've given it a top spot.
Nice.
Edit:: I very much agree with your post. BUT, a GREAT photographer is one who finds a balance between creativity and technical. |
Thank you, I focus on the technical aspect, but not until after I have the shot set up. Even then, it doesnt play as important roll as it should.
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11/16/2004 06:37:49 PM · #6 |
You have to have the technical down well enough to be able to produce that vision in your head. You can't do that after-the-fact.
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11/16/2004 06:42:56 PM · #7 |
When I think of photography what comes to mind, for me:
1. Capturing a fraction of time to cherish for a lifetime.
2. Taking something ordinary and making it visually extraordinary.
3. Giving others the opportunity to see through my eyes while feeling my emotion.
4. Hoping one day to take the ultimate picture that others can see, smell, and taste the emotion or beauty within.
5. When verbally restricted by language, photography is our translator.
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11/16/2004 06:54:11 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by SDW65:
When I think of photography what comes to mind, for me:
1. Capturing a fraction of time to cherish for a lifetime.
2. Taking something ordinary and making it visually extraordinary.
3. Giving others the opportunity to see through my eyes while feeling my emotion.
4. Hoping one day to take the ultimate picture that others can see, smell, and taste the emotion or beauty within.
5. When verbally restricted by language, photography is our translator. |
Beautifully stated.
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11/16/2004 06:55:22 PM · #9 |
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11/16/2004 06:58:20 PM · #10 |
No just kidding.
I think its an image for the rest of your life. Whatever happens when you'll look at the photo you'll remember that day.
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11/16/2004 07:11:53 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by Intelli:
Originally posted by hsteg:
When I hear photography I think of someone taking pitchers. lol |
errrrr I must correct you:( I'm not an english major but, pitchers=pictures
A pitcher plays baseball, or holds liquid.
sry..that one just really bugged me out lol. |
I think Harrison did that intentionally.
I used to run a mini-lab in a department store and people used to come up and ask me where they could pick up their "pitchers". I used to direct them to housewares.
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11/16/2004 07:23:05 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by jmlelii:
I focus on the technical aspect, but not until after I have the shot set up. Even then, it doesnt play as important roll as it should. |
I think this is the right sequence. Subject and emotional payload first, but then executed with technical proficiency if not technical excellence. To be a good pianist one must play perfectly in a technical sense. But to be a great pianist, one must also choose great music and play it with passion, or whimsey, or aggression ... in short deliver the emotional payload. |
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11/16/2004 08:43:06 PM · #13 |
This quote by Ansel Adams comes to mind when I hear the word photography:
Ă¢€œThere are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs." |
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