On 24/7/05, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: >All good photography is the result of hours and years of painstaking work. > >Consider the portraits of Karsh, which are probably as far removed as can be >from the idea of a snapshot, but each one is an exposure of a fraction of a >second. But behind each one there are years of work and experience. > >Think about Ansel Adams' photo of the moonrise. That is without doubt a >snapshot, by most definitions. He was not planning to take the photo, but >saw it as he was driving along the road. He had the background knowledge, >experience and ability to make a good snapshot of it. > >Think about somebody like Cartier-Bresson who for many people is the >quintessential snapshooter. But he could only do what he did because of the >years of looking at art, the years of painting and drawing, the study of >formal composition, and the lifetime of immersion in cultural life that >enabled him to recognize, in a fraction of a second, etc. etc.
Sometimes the obvious is obscured by the obstinate. That's an excellent point, thanks Bob. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________
