Quote of the day: “The expressive quality of a photograph depends on the photographer’s ability to abstract, that is, to separate the parts from the whole. Abstracting is recognizing both the basic form of something and the elements that make up that form.” —Freeman Patterson Photography and the Art of Seeing Read more…
Quote of the day: “The camera always points both ways. In expressing your subject, you also express yourself.”—Freeman Patterson This week’s exercise was a simple “thinking sideways” activity. The assignment (from Photography and the Art of Seeing) was to lock yourself in the bathroom with your camera, a tripod, and Read more…
Quote of the day: “We see because we can perceive contrast. Light produces two kinds of contrast–tone (intensity, light value) and colour… Good seeing and thus, good pictorial composition usually depends on our ability to see how the range of tones in a situation produces lines, shapes, and textures, which Read more…
Quote of the day: “Once you have tried these exercises, you will notice a definite–possibly a dramatic–improvement in your powers of observation. You will also discover powers of imagination you didn’t know you had…You will have more ideas for photographs than you ever dreamed possible, and be itching to reveal Read more…
Quote of the day: “In photography, observing is the first and most important skill we have to learn. Learning to observe requires us to set time aside to “see” familiar things.” ~ Freeman Patterson Photography and the Art of Seeing My photography lesson this week is not what I had planned Read more…