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12/02/2013 08:33:39 PM · #26 |
2 reasons...
It gives me an excuse to go places an do things that I wouldn't think of otherwise.
It allows me to see things differently, and show people what I saw. |
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12/02/2013 09:08:23 PM · #27 |
| Photography for me is an creative outlet, something to learn, practice and sharpen my senses. I enjoy sharing my work with those at I know have an appreciation for the artistic aspect of photography. I feel that the processing of images to be the best they can be brings out elements that others may not see in a typical snapshot image. Now, I do have an appreciation for "snap shots"' as they preserve life's moments in time. To me there is a difference between the two - "preserving moments" and "artistic creativity". I appreciate both and they have an equal place in our lives and sometimes can be one and the same. So, for me photography is a creative outlet, from taking the image to processing it to be my vision. |
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12/02/2013 09:23:27 PM · #28 |
| I'm looking for something, that says everything I want to say. I hope I never find it.. |
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12/02/2013 09:23:51 PM · #29 |
To me it started off as a way to capture events, holidays, moments, but now I look at photography differently, it's true Wendy what you said about not taking out your camera to record other feasts, or other events that people wish to celebrate, they might seem boring now to one who want's to convey a story through their photography.
I now look at photography differently, through the eye of a story teller, and maybe that's because I'm not that eloquent. It's a historical record, it's a slice of life frozen, never to be seen again, it's expressions on peoples faces, which would never of been appreciated before, it's fantasy, it's a manifestation of our imagination, it's pure fiction or fact, it's exciting, and thought provoking, if it doesn't stimulate, discard it, I want it to move me, I want the light to transcend me to another place, and I want it to touch my heart! |
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12/02/2013 09:38:25 PM · #30 |
Though I've always been drawn to photography, it wasn't until the advent of digital photography, where I am the creator, from the snap of the shutter, to the "finished" image that it really became something of me.
With the wide and varied ways to post-process, I find that I can actually present what it is that I see in my mind's eye. More often than not, what I render isn't true to reality, but it is true to my skewed vision. I look at the world differently, and my photography is my attempt to portray that view.
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12/02/2013 09:42:08 PM · #31 |
| Because it makes me notice the details of life, helps me live in the moment. I like the sense of fearlessness being behind the camera gives me, being an observer instead of a player seems to suit me fine. |
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12/02/2013 10:00:35 PM · #32 |
Keeps my sanity. My dad was a self taught artist working in wood but also painted so I guess I had to follow somehow his steps. I do not see myself as an artist but I do feel that I honor his memory. It also makes me see things differently and drive my wife nuts when I need to take a family photo. Other then that I have no idea why but is an expensive hobby.
Edit: :)
Message edited by author 2013-12-02 22:00:50. |
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12/02/2013 10:17:01 PM · #33 |
After further reflection, I think I just like the gear. :D
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Ok, so that's not ENTIRELY true, but I am a gear-head for sure - the more toys the better I say.
Really though, my ostensible reason for doing this has changed or morphed so many times I'm not sure what my real goal is - yeah, there's work in the local gallery with my name on it - ok, so that's pretty cool... I build unique and huge digital camera things - that's something that is reason in and of itself in a sense, just getting it working is a real victory, and playing with the theory is my favorite part.
I get to go hang out with the beautiful people sometimes, and tell them what to do, and they listen! That's fun. I always take the back-road, and the hard route, hoping for something beautiful to happen with the subject and the light - that's been a fantastic enhancement to the way I experience the world (although, I do this sort of thing for a hundred reasons, photography is just a facet of my 'thing' with this)... I like that photography freezes a single moment in time for all eternity - I can then view that single moment in a deeper and more involved way that I could ever live it.
Sometimes I use photography to extend my ability to see things I couldn't otherwise observe - like seeing what I look like getting hit with 5 gallons of ice water, or freezing the impact of a bullet into a glass pitcher of colored milk.. I use it to view animals in detail that I couldn't otherwise observe without subsequently needing to eat the animal.. I love to do long exposure photography and experience the world in another way that is impossible for someone living the moment. Sometimes it's just seeing in the dark without a PVS-14, and in color - and sometimes it's watching the actual passage of time, like the flowing of a river, or the patterns of movement in a tree blowing in the wind (try that one sometime - it's fascinating..)...
I sometimes try to use photography to share moments in my life with others, or to showcase the beauty of some location. Sometimes I try to create a story, to tell a story, or sometimes it's just an exercise in nonsense. Hell, I do this for a million reasons. But the one that takes up most of my thoughtful photography is beating you lot.
Message edited by author 2013-12-02 22:44:34. |
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12/02/2013 10:28:03 PM · #34 |
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Message edited by author 2013-12-03 23:16:54. |
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12/02/2013 10:40:56 PM · #35 |
Exploring.
Same reason I love to ride my bike. Some of my best days are the ones I spend exploring with both.
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12/02/2013 11:04:58 PM · #36 |
Because it takes me away.
Without photography I would not have discovered the secret joy of visually feeling light and shadow over the course of a snapshot moment, or a more considered very long moment. This often provides me a means to express myself without using words which makes the photograph nearly immune to criticism. |
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12/03/2013 01:43:27 AM · #37 |
I like being on my side of the camera better.
I was thinking some pretty deep thoughts about photography & why I do it when I suddenly fell asleep. :D The bottom line -- photography is fun. It's fun to go out & capture interesting patterns of light & shadow, find some complex color, bring it all back to play with in the computer. It gives me something to think about.
Message edited by author 2013-12-03 08:13:25. |
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12/03/2013 03:25:27 AM · #38 |
Having read the book, it's an interesting read. I think she gets a bit ridiculous at times, but overall enjoyed it. If you find it worth reading, you'd likely also enjoy Robert Adams' essays on the subject.
Beyond that- I initially began in an attempt to take others to places I had gone and seen, places they would normally not see. A way of transporting my appreciation of something to somebody else. Now, to a degree, I've taken that same concept further and use it to subject viewers to my interpretation of things. A way of forcing others to see things as I did, I suppose. But beyond that, I also very much enjoy the storytelling- I enjoy making photo essays of what I've done. My vacation photos, if I have my way, tell an arc of the story, not "we were here blah blah blah blah" but rather a jovial depiction and journey through my trip.
But ultimately, it comes down to the fact that I truly want to evoke something in the viewer. It doesn't matter if I understand their response, be it good or bad, I want somebody to have a connection of their own, a meaning created, a coincidence of meaning. I also thoroughly enjoy photography because it reminds me to be in the now, experiencing and appreciating what is happening visually around me. It encourages me to pay close attention, to never miss that fleeting moment of light and shadow, the juxtaposition of shapes, the world around me. I feel like it's so easy to lose sight of that, to forget the world we reside in and bury ourselves in our own myopic existence of self and the trifles we lay upon our chests. It's nice to slow down, to appreciate, to watch, to consider, and to enjoy.
And, of course-
"At our best and most fortunate we make pictures because of what stands in front of the camera, to honor what is greater and more interesting than what we are. We never accomplish this perfectly, though in return we are given something perfect- a sense of inclusion. Our subject thus redefines us, and is part of the biography by which we want to be known."
-Robert Adams |
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12/03/2013 04:58:18 AM · #39 |
| For me, I think it's because I'm just trying to capture the images I have floating around in my head. In some strange way, it kind of feels like by putting out those images in my mind for everyone to look at, I'm trying to get some acceptance that my thoughts are OK. So, maybe it's insecurity that drives me? I donno. |
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12/03/2013 05:43:55 AM · #40 |
| If I didn't do photography the judge says, I'd have to go to jail. :) |
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12/03/2013 06:11:38 AM · #41 |
| I'll let you know when I start. |
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12/03/2013 07:10:07 AM · #42 |
During the time I started doing digital photography, that is after a short stint with film in my early twenties, it was merely to capture the memories of living in a foreign land. Then people started commenting on some of the images and some even requested a print. So by the end of 2004 I was hooked. I loved to see a world I missed too often in my life. I started looking at things, then life, differently.
Now it is different, I must be honest. Now photography is therapy for a man who will not give up. my photography became my sense of living, something I can do even with cancer running wild through the earthly vehicle of mine. Photography became a means of expressing myself and telling others to live wisely and fully the hand they are dealt with.
Yes, in retrospect through my new world, photography became my fantasy world, my record of life and my expression of joy and pain. Photography became me. The darkroom of my mind is where I can develop my negatives and positives. Through the lenses of my camera I can see the truth and allows for the truth to find me, wherever I am.
Philosophy: I capture the seen and unseen, therefor I am.
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12/03/2013 10:27:16 AM · #43 |
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Message edited by author 2013-12-03 23:12:47. |
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12/03/2013 11:29:15 AM · #44 |
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12/03/2013 11:47:37 AM · #45 |
| I like to find what hasn't been found, see what hasn't been seen. I like to explore. |
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12/08/2013 01:18:40 AM · #46 |
| Picture taking, photography, these days is capturing a slice of life, especially of those that mean the most to me and sometimes what I see... That's all... |
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