Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Photographic Stress: RE: Ted's LUG "butterflies" and Katerina's photographic stress-as reported by Jorg on the LUG this past weekend (6/6/98). Might we also ask, how fast do our butterflies beat (degree of stress) on this or that photographic assignment? Too much of ...even a "good thing" is a "bad thing"! Professional stress (without distress) is energizing and full of creative juiices; but, Jorg seem to be suggesting Katerina's "good thing" (stress) became that "bad thing" (distress) on assignment; or, am I wrong? Concluding, with questions and speculations: What is stress? Garden variety "butterflies"... I suppose! What is distress? Here photographic emotions and behavior might be seen to become more self defeating than self benefiting, more anti-self than pro- self... I suppose! Now, then, who is to say? The individual... I suppose! Why have this discussion? I suppose so we won't be "photographic strangers to ourselves", so we might be on friendly terms with our distress (the bad stuff), as well as aware of the point at which "good stuff" (stress) becomes "bad stuff" (distress) And, last, but not least, a discussion like this can give us more conscious choices in the run up to, and in the moment of image capture... as we snap what the "lens sees" ....hoping it fulfill's what the "mind sees". A good result might be said to obtain whan there is maximum correlation between what the "lens sees" and what the "mind sees". (The subject of a "good picture" was a vigorous thread running on the LUG some time ago, in which I participated around the edges). Let us always offer comfort and support to one another; but, never fail to "stretch ourselves" in both the development of photographic skills and in our quest for photographic stress without distress! Sorry for the length of this missive, Best of "Light", Leon LP6@aol.com