I know that we are all image artist but I was wondering how many of are written artists.
I recently wrote a poem/manifesto about photography and this is how it goes:
Manifesto: the mad photographer
Remember the rule of thirds.
Strategic lighting, composition, balance, triangulation, and exposure: find out what these mean. Focal length, apertures, ISO, and shutter speeds are priorities.
Stay on topic. Photograph cats and dogs, sunsets and flowers, rivers and beaches, people, and the sky.
Edit to perfection, correct every detail, and rub it to the bone. Then go to the next.
Aye, but I tell you this. Shoot something upside down, sideways, diagonal. Try photography mid-air.
Creativity, Originality, Imagination: do not conform. Put spiders on wine glasses, snails on beaches and cats with pumpkins. Have a tilted horizon. Make the world purple, green or orange, but please donĂ¢€™t make it white.
Photograph life.
Find interest in the mundane.
Let a child use the camera, listen to crows. Plant and water a sequoia. Take a solo trip to an isolated spot. Stop, and think. Live life with patience, peace and thoughtfulness. Ruminate about love, joy and hope. Hug a forest. Be alive with laughter.
Enjoy life with a passion and remember your Creator.
Believe
Written 15 Mar. 2004 |
