Photography: Slowing The Process Down
There is a man in Scotland named Colin Jago who writes that he takes photographs in order to see more. I never had this motivation until I read his words. Indeed I always believed that one had to have a ‘good eye’ in order to make any sort of images, either using photography or other media.
The more I thought about it though, the more I concluded that Colin is right. There is a recursiveness between what a photographer sees, and what he is capable of seeing. The more we work to make our photographs ‘right’ the more creative we become, and indeed the more opportunities seem to befall us.
Some people may always seem to have good luck when out snapping but when we study their modus operandi we discover that they have patiently waited for the right cloud formation, or some other decisive moment before the camera.
These two images were taken within seconds of each other, yet the wave pattern in one evokes a different feeling compared to that brought forth by the other. In this case the wave is the subject of each image, but equally water, or cloud, frequently is part of a background. Careful timing of a background may well make all the difference between an acceptable image, and an excellent one.
Waves On Amos Beach
Each Image Evokes A Different Feeling
