Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 9/2/03 7:50:48 PM, tim@KairosPhoto.com writes: << And as for black and white - you chose to remove one of the most fundamental characteristics of all objects; their colour) Every photograph is always, by it's very nature, an abstraction. >> You must always ask yourself this question: What can I not remove? There is always a wild card in the image deck. You can make gross selections, but some detail will always get past you. Something will always be in the background. Another element will lurk near the subject's left ear. If you get too close, you will lose an element you need. After a while you'll realize that photography is using you. And that's the way it should be. I came to terms with the nature of photography many years ago. br - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html