John Kasaian
3-Jul-2009, 18:18
I find that sometimes taking a photograph becomes too much about the photographer (me) than the subect. I know many photographers take photographs as an extension of their own creative vision. That sounds all well and good, but my style is driven not by what I want to say, but what surprises the eye.
When it all comes together the results are pleasing (to me anyway) but sometimes the whole shoot tends to revolve around me and not the subject (if I can set up, fine focus, dial in an f-stop and remember to take the dark slide out, I figure that's about as involved as I need to get.) Of course getting in the position where I want to set up can involve a bit of adventure and that adds some spice to the memory of the day, but details which have little to do with the mission kind of bug me and I find often have a negative effect on the final image (or at least the memory of how the day was spent.)
Does anybody else here have this concern?
When it all comes together the results are pleasing (to me anyway) but sometimes the whole shoot tends to revolve around me and not the subject (if I can set up, fine focus, dial in an f-stop and remember to take the dark slide out, I figure that's about as involved as I need to get.) Of course getting in the position where I want to set up can involve a bit of adventure and that adds some spice to the memory of the day, but details which have little to do with the mission kind of bug me and I find often have a negative effect on the final image (or at least the memory of how the day was spent.)
Does anybody else here have this concern?