cshimokita
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Publius Ovidius Naso
… known as Ovid in the English-speaking world, was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus. He was a contemporary of Virgil and Horace, with whom he is often ranked as one of the three canonical poets of Latin literature.
※ Make the workmanship surpass the materials
※ Either do not attempt at all, or go through with it.
※ Neither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has passed return again.
For an academic look at why we take photographs one might read "On Photography" by Susan Sontag, "Camera Lucida" by Roland Barthes, or even "What is Art?" by Leo Tolstoy. For a more practical guide, look to "On Being a Photographer" by David Hurn & Bill Jay.
I am very interested to read the comments of form member... and 'nice' completely random selection of photos... love them.
For stand-up comedian Bill Burr's take on photography you might enjoy a part of the linked video (minute: 2:08~3:54)
Casey
Why do we take photographs?
(Completely random, by the way!) Casey asked this question in another thread. For just ourselves? To show others on Fora like this? To seek comments and hope to learn something/get better? Looking for opinions. ...
I don't know that we 'capture' a moment...
so much as we interpret it. We make choices (composition, shutter speed, depth-of-field, etc.) that are a reflection of ourselves at that brief moment, never to be repeated.
Publius Ovidius Naso
… known as Ovid in the English-speaking world, was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus. He was a contemporary of Virgil and Horace, with whom he is often ranked as one of the three canonical poets of Latin literature. ※ Make the workmanshi...
For fun and for the memories.
It also serves as a pictorial diary for me - seeing children grow up, places I've been to, events, a memorable moment etc. Not an artistic or creative person by nature, this is perhaps a way of expression when sharing with others. Cameras and gadgets, I f...
Multiple reasons
For me there are multiple reasons why I take pictures and have picked up this hobby. It’s like I play golf for multiple reasons. 1) Memories: Capture highlights in our lives: see the children grow up, their birthdays, graduation, marriage and (very soon a...
Many reasons as previous mentioned
,- not least, that we spendt to much money on gear, that we now feel compelled to use Yours Jacob
To.....
1. share what my heart saw and express it in a photo then let the viewer to interpret it 2. to keep my mind remembering every each of the photo I have taken, so I can flash back......not sure this will keep my brain active 3. share happiness, joy and some...
With some overlap, there still seems to be quite a few different reasons why we are into photography.
Briefly, for me it was a hobby encouraged by a fellow, some 50 years ago, who sold cameras. (We were taking a basic "German" course together.) It became a very mind-soothing, relaxing habit. After college, however, I didn't pursue it very much; until I jo...