Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On May 31, 2011, at 8:44 PM, Richard Man wrote: > Like it or not Sonny is fond of noting that photography is a form of pointing. or as he notes on his blog header: "?discern clearly, behold, look upon, see." Though pointing is only the beginning of what a serious photographer does. composing within a rectangle, precisely slicing time, eye contact (or not), choosing color (and level of saturation), or black and white (or other mono or duotones), choosing lens, angle of view, grain, noise (or lack thereof), recording "as is" or studio construction (or other fiction), closeup or long shot, use of light, exposure, depth of focus (or lack thereof), all go well beyond simply pointing at a subject. Not until all these considerations come together in some harmony (or intended dissonance) can the viewer of the print actually begin to appreciate let alone know why the photographer "pointed" at a particular subject. So when people say, "I don't get it." or "I don't like it." I often wonder which of the photographers decisions have failed to communicate to this particular viewer; while another viewer "gets it" to one degree or another Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist