1. 11/20/10 10:31 PMStatement
Page 1 of 1http://www.tomrchambers.com/index-92.html
Statement
Good technique is necessary to
attain a certain level of
craftsmanship and competence,
but more importantly, is the
nurturing of the psyche to a level
where the technique becomes
second nature, so the
subconscious prevails over the
conscious (the physical doing).
This is where creativity is found
within all of us. Technique is
only a means to that end, but
many artists and photographers
flounder, because they have
become good craftsmen only, by
mastering just the technique and
not themselves (their
subconscious).
Once this subconscious comes
to the forefront with a medium,
the image or the incorporation of
the image as a part of a whole,
transcends the medium and
becomes truth for its creator, the
artist/photographer. In other
words, the image itself or as an
item, has no significance.
What is significant is the
artist/photographer
subconsciously offering truth
through the image or the
incorporation of the image as a
part of a whole to evoke viewer
response and effect change,
whether it is within the subtleties
of a straightforward
documentary image or within a
blatant juxtaposition of an image
with other media.