Seeing Is Thinking
Seeing is thinking. Thinking involves putting together random pieces of our private experience into an orderly manner. The act of seeing becomes an act of construction, making sense out of the world. We like what is familiar to us and tend to back away from anything unfamiliar. Becoming more visually literate makes us more flexible. Some people think photography is only for recording and categorizing objects. For them the photograph is like a window through which a scene is viewed or a mirror that reflects a material reality.
A photograph is nothing more than light-sensitive emulsion on a surface. It is possible that it shows us something recognizable, but maybe it only shows us lines, shapes, and colors. “ A work of art encountered as a work of art is an experience, not a statement or an answer to a question… Art is not about something, it is something. A work of art is a thing in the world, not just a text or commentary on the world. A work of art makes us see or comprehend something singular.”
What Is A Good Photograph?
How do you make a good photography? This is the question everyone wants answered, but there is no answer. This book offers a number of ideas that maybe of help, but they might get in the way. It is a good question, even if we do not have the answer. Keep looking. The search will probably reveal there is no single answer but many. Think about what Paul Strand said, “ No matter what lens you use, no matter what speed the film, no matter how you develop it, no matter how you print it, you cannot say more than you see!”
Discovering What You Have To Say
The first and most important step in determining what makes a good photography is to empty our minds of all images that have bombarded us on television and in magazines, newspapers, movies, videos or computers. All these images belongs to someone else. Throw them away. Next, toss out the idea that we know what a good photograph is. We know what is familiar : that a good photograph is supposed to be centered and focused, that the subject is clearly identifiable and right side up; that it is 8 x 10 inches and has color (unless it is “old” or Black and White), that the people are looking into the camera and smilling; that is what taken at eye level; and that it isn’t too cluttered or too sparse. It is just right. And we have seen it a million times before. It is known, safe and totallt boring. Throw all these preconceived ideas into the dumpster, where they belong, and start something fresh.
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