| Photography is essentially about how we as | | | | displaying one's soul and how you view the |
| individuals see things, and then being able | | | | world. |
| to capture that moment in time when we saw | | | | |
| something, via the use of a camera. Sure the | | | | The ability to better see can be developed by |
| technical know how of how to operate the | | | | practicing it. Don't just look, but study |
| camera is important, but the most important | | | | your surroundings, really observe what is |
| thing in image capture is seeing the image in | | | | before you, and look into it in detail. Take |
| the first place. There is a strong analogy in | | | | time to look up into the trees, and to look |
| this regard with artists, who also need to | | | | down at the ground. Turn around from where |
| "see" their subject matter before they can | | | | you have come from. Things usually look very |
| copy it onto canvas. | | | | different from the opposite vantage point. |
| | | | Life is a journey, not just getting older. |
| Photography, and in particular landscape | | | | Take time to really see the beauty along the |
| photography is so dependent upon the | | | | way, and if you can, capture those magic |
| photographer's ability to see and visualize | | | | moments with your camera to share with |
| the final result before he or she presses the | | | | others. |
| shutter release button. This "seeing" is what | | | | |
| really separates a point and shoot | | | | To photographically capture what you see is |
| photographer from the serious amateur or | | | | not always easy, but the key is to keep in |
| professional. Once all the technical aspects | | | | your mind the final image you want to |
| are taken out of the equation, the only real | | | | capture, either on screen or in print. This |
| difference between individual photographers | | | | can often mean visualizing the cropped scene |
| is how well they see their subject matter. | | | | after it has been captured by the camera, |
| | | | because the camera's format doesn't really do |
| Seeing is the ability to look well beyond the | | | | justice to the scene. You need to master and |
| clutter, and be able to see the important | | | | overcome any technical difficulties that get |
| from the unimportant. It is being able to | | | | in the way of a great image. |
| look into a scene and crop out all the | | | | |
| irrelevant areas both mentally and then with | | | | Landscape photography without good |
| your camera. For what you leave out of an | | | | composition will never leave a lasting |
| image is just as important as what you | | | | impression on people, and will usually imply |
| include. Without this ability to see, no | | | | the image was captured without too much |
| photographer or artist will be able to | | | | effort or attention to detail. Composition is |
| consistently observe and capture really | | | | as much about what we leave out of an image, |
| interesting and captivating images. It really | | | | just as much as it is in what we include. |
| is what photography is all about. It is | | | | |
| displaying to others how one sees the impact | | | | To quote the Dali Lama, "many people look, |
| and beauty in things. In a way it is | | | | but very few see", and it so true. |