Hi! > Boris' recent PESO (or was it a PAW?) featured at least two questions > along the lines of the above subject line.
Frank, I am humbled by mere fact that my PESO inspired (at least it looks like this) this thread. I find it extremely interesting thread. > Which got me to thinking: What difference does it make? I very often > take photos which, ~at the time I take them~, I have no idea "what I'm > trying to say". I just take them, look at them later, and if I like > them, I print them. > > Is that wrong? Absolutely not. Consider this. You walk on the street. Your camera strap is on your neck, camera attached to strap. You see something that makes you feel/think something which you don't really spend time thinking about. You feel like you should make a photograph and so you do. The moment passes. You keep on walking. Now that fleeting moment that made you feel/think is somewhere inside your brain/soul. It is being processed by a person called Frank. Person like in complex of thoughts and emotions and feelings that make you, Frank, unique. Either you (in fact I) get back home and process RAW files or I (in fact you ;-) ) get processed film and scanned negs some time later. So you sit in front of your computer/light table/print and re-live that fleeting moment again. This time it comes up to your mind with more clarity because it's been processed by your brain/soul for some time. And finally it comes to you - you can now put it to words. You finally have an idea behind that drive that made you trigger the shutter. And so you compile a little message to your favorite photo community on the net (this one) and a little discussion sparks. Next day you walk on another street. Your camera strap is on your neck, camera attached to strap. You see something... The story repeats itself ;-). This is sometimes how it happens to me, at least. > Why does no one ask that question when they see a gorgeous photo of an > equally gorgeous sunset? What does a sunset have to "say" (except > perhaps, "isn't this beautiful")? Exactly right. Sunset has to say nothing. I think it was articles of Alain Briot (spelling?!) published on M. Reichman site that say exactly this - the guy likes to photograph nature to convey the sense of natural beauty and this is to some extent his purpose/message. > I'm not being critical of Boris' two questioners, or in any way > implying that they ought not to have asked the questions, I just don't > understand why I see it asked so often with regard to some > photographs. I often get the same question from my fellow photogs in local camera club. The way I understand them is this - Boris - don't just walk around and click, click, click. Think before you click. It might prove useful. I cannot say that I disagree. I cannot say that I agree, either. Well, off to work I go. Frank, you do have your way with words ;-). Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
