Ansel and I agree with you.
Or, if such meaning is somehow considered, it is innate and not an entirely concious act. I would not want to be burdened with a concious effort at such meaning but can accept that perhaps artists can evoke a variety of sublimity without necessarily being overly analytical about it.
When I was 16 I thought my father the stupidest man in the world; when I reached 21, I was astounded by how much he had learned in just 5 years!
-appropriated from Mark Twain
Hey, is that aimed at me?
Just to clarify, when I'm out photographing (if I'm doing it right), I'm certainly not thinking about defining my innermost thoughts or feelings, or of anything 'mystical' whatsoever. But I do think that my past experiences, my beliefs, my thoughts and feelings, do influence both what I photograph and how I photograph it. I think they do for everyone. And that's a good thing-if they didn't, all our pictures would look the same.
Perhaps there should be a weekly online gallery, "These I Don't Like"?
This idea was entertained with serious consideration. The danger is, someone might disagree, and actually like the images
I may be an exception too. I won't shoot a subject unless I have a connection that inspires me to a much deeper connection that I try to bring out at the time of exposure. Otherwise I could keep shooting commercials and making a lot more money. I've been there done that and turned away from it to shoot the big B&W negs analog style all through the photo chemical workflow.Originally Posted by John Koehrer View Post
I believe most photographs taken are because the person who took the picture thught it would make a nice photograph and didn't at all consider the deeper psychological or mystical art speak that would try to define their innermost thoughts or feelings. =P
Mark Woods
Large Format B&W
Cinematography Mentor at the American Film Institute
Past President of the Pasadena Society of Artists
Director of Photography
Pasadena, CA
www.markwoods.com
Oct 8: Steve Mulligan Cattails, Cheney Lake, Kansas
Last edited by Ken Lee; 8-Oct-2011 at 18:23.
er, Bob isn't it Steve Mulligan?
Thanks - I corrected it.
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