What I like about photography is the process...
Susan Sontag writing in "On Photography" " For a brief time — say, from Stieglitz through the reign of Weston — it appeared that a solid point of view had been erected with which to evaluate photographs: impeccable lighting, skill of composition, clarity ...
To have shot in RAW early on ..
With regard that Bukowski quote, I could not agree more. To quote a similar one from Salgado, “There is no style. What is inside you comes out.” I’ve enjoyed my journey with the camera. It is quite the mistress
I shot RAW when I started with a dSLR...
Great advantage if you're printing large and seeing the processed results helps you in setting up for the next shot... e.g. learning / expanding your own and the kit's range of what's possible -and- getting more of what you want. AND of course RAW is not ...
And to answer your question—
I wish I learned earlier how to consider and use pockets of lights as a subject. I am very into this point of view at the moment. There’s a photographer I really admire called Pctavian Carare who has a YouTube channel who is a master of this. I love the p...
I watched Octavian Carare's video on contre-jour...
It's a year or so old by now, but I like his work, thanks for the introduction. Your "Calle Ocho, Little Havana", "back to school", and "Chiaroscuro" are good examples of working with the light... very nice. I guess I don't need to ask how you are enjoyin...
Learning
Thanks for great post. I have not (yet) read these books like some others did. Nor am I that far advanced yet to fully grasp all thats possible. What I do know is that looking backwards I feel a transition in how I look at photography. And to me there are...
I am enjoying your posts here on the Photography Forum...
Yes, it can be a journey through time when you keep moving ;-) " what to I want to tell " is a good place to be at... Casey .
My grandfather
Worked for O’Keeffe and Stieglitz. I didn’t take much interest in that fact when I was younger and he was still alive and I now wish that I had and asked him about it. Lovely photo
Not talking to your grandfather about his experience was a missed opertunity ;-)
The life and story of O'Keeffe and Stieglitz is fascinating and their impact was far reaching. I have been to the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe and would love to someday visit Ghost Ranch near Abiquiú, New Mexico. Thanks for the nice comment on the ...
