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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