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