Right Brain vs. Left Brain: Crossing the Lines Between Technical and Creative Photography
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Presentation given to the Katy Area Photographers Meetup Group, Cinco Ranch Library, September 21, 2010
Presentation given to the Katy Area Photographers Meetup Group, Cinco Ranch Library, September 21, 2010
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II. Talking about photography
III. Vision is a learned thing.
II. Photography exists in the balance between vision and technical skill
III. Today I am going to focus on the vision thing
II. View camera image later enhanced digitally
III. Post process adjustments in PhotoShop replicate many view camera functions
II. This can get in the way of creative vision
II. 10,000 hours - Gladwell
II. I want to look at how my equipment shaped the way that I shot and continue to shoot.
III. There is an important pre-equipment factor to the development of my vision - I did art before I did photography. That helped me learn composition.
II. It did have sharp lenses that always did me in good stead.
III. Problems of learning with 35mm - too many shots....
IV. Note that this early photograph of mine is a night shot. We’ll come back to that later.
II. It usually takes 10 or more minutes to get set up for the shot, which leaves you plenty of time to contemplate the action.
III. I used to take Sunday drives with just me and the camera to capture scenes like this.
II. This is not a good type of picture to try to capture with a rangefinder.
II. It has a very limited range and if you mess that up there is no recourse.
III. I was a Kodachrome 25 nut. It was hard to beat the saturation and permanence of the image.
II. I might have shot more shots of this image with variations in lighting as the sun went down
II. No HDR in the 80s
III. I’m not sure I ever mastered this but I spent a lot of time trying - including a lot of darkroom time.
II. This is a good time to practice your pre-visualization skills
III. It is also a test of your skills in this area as night photography often stretches the limits of your tech
II. Learn to watch the world around you. Become a student of the light.
II. Know your area - especially for outside photography. Think about how the light changes throughout the year - plan your shots well ahead of time.
II. Adams - film is the score, print is the performance
II. Get to know your lenses well - car analogy.
III. Treat each lens as a new project for your brain.
II. Try unusual camera angles.
II. I’ve sold more images off of the Internet than I ever sold pre-Internet