Photograph and Camera talk
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Great question. I was looking at your photos and thinking, how the heck do people surf? I don't understand how they stick to the board, lol. Thanks for posting them.
I'd guess not all photographs are created as art or a form of artistic expression. However, any image that provokes a reaction is "art."
I remember years ago being at the National Gallery of Canada, and they had a meat dress on display. The subject was vanity and the decomposing nature of our body. Is this art? Whose to say.
How does that famous line go: "I know it when I see it."
One of the things I struggle with is,when is Photography art? I know when I’m photographing surfers ,no matter how cool it is at the end of the day it’s just a record of an event. Sunrises/Sunsets,can be stunning/beautiful,but is it art? In my mind the above picture of the woman putting her makeup on is art. Any other thoughts on the subject?
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"What is art?" is about as philosophical as a question can get, I think.
For me personally, it is "something that makes me stop, take a look at it for longer than a second and that triggers a thought process in me"
I'm really happy that y'all like that picture of the lady on the balcony.
I think the reason it stands out is that it really tells a story. One doesn't need to know that person, nor the place or time i took the picture. It doesn't matter which camera i used. The story makes the picture.
These are incredibly difficult to take though
and I'm more than happy if I can find 1-5 of these in my yearly favorite album.
So I'm really still at the point where these shots are "more luck than talent".I think that makes a good photographer. He will have a high ratio of these shots. He will see the story and produce the shot.
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I agree with you on everything 100% The important thing is that you saw the opportunity for a photograph, and completed the thought process that enabled you to take that great picture, in a matter of seconds. Most people can’t do that. The other thing is that Luck is when Opportunity meets preparation.
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I’d like to chime in with a little bit of my thinking around this topic. First - a quote from Rick and Morty…
Taking a photograph requires the science of light, shutter speed, aperture, etc to be able to physically record an image onto film/SD Card. So every photo could be viewed as a science experiment from shooting a scene on auto to a fine adjusted manual setting on a pro grade camera.
The art is in how any one person completes the entire process. In this statement you could say from the point of picking up the camera to the final editing process, or zooming out, by the way one lives their life in accordance to their approach and technique to photography.
There is both science and art that is involved in the act of producing a photograph.
“Sometimes science is a little more art than science, Morty” - Rick
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The year is young and I already have one in the books for my 2022 favorite album.
Shot against direct sunlight with the Fuji 56 f1.2 on our way to Neuschwanstein castle.
I moved so that the sun barely hit the edge of the lens hood and „flared“ into the lense.
And here’s some more from the same hike
Sadly the lighting was challenging when we reached the viewpoint,
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Unbelievable. All of it, immensely beautiful. Great work!
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I like all those shots, but the first one is just fantastic! Nicely done.
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Another one from last years visit to Elba, Italy, that I just found looking through the archive.
There’s something badass about a bronzed Italian on a balcony- I wish I could pull it off like that.
Also this pic makes me lust for a nice Espresso in a bar in that small village.
Fuji XT-4 with the 23mm 1.4
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That’s exactly what I went through. I tried to crop it in multiple ways, only to return to the uncropped version.
I think it is the wide angle distortion that makes this pic „uncroppable“.
I only took this one picture.a 35mm (rather than the 23 I was shooting with) probably would have done a better job at emphasizing the the man on the balcony.
I love shooting primes, but it’s moments like these that I wish I had a zoom lense.
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My top 4 from today. Met with my sister in the city and took the XT4 with my manual 35/1.2 with me.
It’s so compact it fits in the hand warmer pocket of my jacket.
I love to shoot when I’m „on my way“. People are in the zone doing their thing and that’s fun to capture.
Hope you enjoy the pics.
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These are by far and away my favorites that you’ve posted so far. Love Street Photography,but,for the life of me,I can not do,which makes me appreciate your work even more. Every picture tells a story. @weftyarn My current favorite Street Photographer goes by the name raveninnyc on Instagram.Check out her work I think you might like it.
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@Jett129 much appreciated - it means a lot to hear that from you. I’ve always liked street photography. It makes me get lost in the moment more than any other form of photography.
Raveninnyc is absolutely amazing - thanks for making me aware.
Snapsbyfox (based in London) is also worth a follow, I really like his work
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You’re very welcome. I think it means a lot to any photographer when another photographer takes the time to comment on their work. I don’t think we do it enough. I get annoyed with myself sometimes for being lazy and just giving a generic like/thumbs up. On another note I’m of the opinion that you can’t teach what you do.
