Photographys connection with reality is unique among art forms. Painting, sculpting, drawing: they all begin with nothing. A blank canvas or sheet of paper, an uncut block of stone, and through the creative process of the artist something is created from nothing. Not so with photography, which is much more reliant on the real world around us. A photo is created when light interacts with film or a sensor, the photographer triggers a shutter, snaring a moment in time of their surrounding world. The photographers tool are rooted in this process. Filters, lenses, aperture, shutter speed, choice of perspective are patiently waiting for pleasing convergences of light, color, composition and mood. These are how the photographer stamps their imprint on his or her work. This connection with reality isnt merely technical detail. It is above all what gives photography its power to move people. This is a wonder that is exclusive to photography: the magic of plucking a fleeting moment, a real moment from the living world, and freezing it for posterity. For me, a photographs inherent tether to the moment is much more compelling than its clarity or sharpness. The pinnacle of the art form is to wait patiently for random forces to temporarily assemble into something meaningful and beautiful. In that process they reveal something significant about the subject and perhaps the artist. It was said best by famous photographer Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Photography to me is catching a moment which is passing and which is true. This is something that photography, of all form of art, is uniquely and perfectly suited to do A loose excerpt from an article I read recently,
Posted on: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 21:15:33 +0000
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