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C O U L D I TA K E A P H O T O G R A P H ?A P H O T O G R A P H I C E X P E R I E N C E

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A n s e l A d a m s ( F e b . 2 0 1 9 0 2 — A p r. 2 2 , 1 9 8 4 ) , p h o t o g r a p h e r a n d e n v i r o n m e n t a l i s t , w a s b o r n i n S a n F r a n c i s c o , C a l i f o r n i a . A d a m s g r e w u p i n a h o u s e s e t a m i d t h e s a n d d u n e s o f t h e G o l d e n G a t e . W h e n A d a m s w a s o n l y f o u r, a n a f t e r s h o c k o f t h e g r e a t e a r t h q u a k e a n d f i r e o f 1 9 0 6 t h r e w h i m t o t h e g r o u n d a n d b a d l y b r o k e h i s n o s e , d i s t i n c t l y m a r k i n g h i m f o r l i f e . N a t u r a l s h y n e s s a n d a c e r t a i n i n t e n s i t y o f g e n i u s , c o u p l e d w i t h t h e d r a m a t i c a l l y “ e a r t h q u a k e d ” n o s e , c a u s e d A d a m s t o h a v e p r o b l e m s f i t t i n g i n t h e v a r i o u s s c h o o l s t o w h i c h h i s p a r e n t s s e n t h i m . A s a r e s u l t , h i s f a t h e r a n d a u n t t u t o r e d h i m a t h o m e . !T h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t r e s u l t o f A d a m s ’s s o m e w h a t s o l i t a r y a n d u n m i s t a k a b l y d i f f e r e n t c h i l d h o o d w a s t h e j o y t h a t h e f o u n d i n n a t u r e , a s e v i d e n c e d b y h i s t a k i n g l o n g w a l k s i n t h e s t i l l - w i l d r e a c h e s o f t h e G o l d e n G a t e . !W h e n A d a m s w a s t w e l v e h e t a u g h t h i m s e l f t o p l a y t h e p i a n o a n d r e a d m u s i c . S o o n h e w a s t a k i n g l e s s o n s . F o r t h e n e x t d o z e n y e a r s t h e p i a n o w a s A d a m s ’s p r i m a r y o c c u p a t i o n a n d , b y 1 9 2 0 , h i s i n t e n d e d p r o f e s s i o n . A l t h o u g h h e u l t i m a t e l y g a v e u p m u s i c f o r p h o t o g r a p h y, t h e p i a n o b r o u g h t s u b s t a n c e , d i s c i p l i n e , a n d s t r u c t u r e t o h i s f r u s t r a t i n g a n d e r r a t i c y o u t h .

A N S E L A D A M S

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A G O O D P H O T O G R A P H I S K N O W I N G W H E R E T O S TA N D .

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P H O T O G R A P H Y I S M O R E T H A N A M E D I U M F O R FA C T U A L C O M M U N I C AT I O N O F I D E A S . I T I S A C R E AT I V E A R T.

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A T R U E P H O T O G R A P H N E E D N O T B E E X P L A I N E D , N O R C A N I T B E C O N TA I N E D I N W O R D S .

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T H E R E A R E N O R U L E S F O R G O O D P H O T O G R A P H S , T H E R E A R E O N LY G O O D P H O T O G R A P H S .

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Y O U D O N ’ T TA K E A P H O T O G R A P H , Y O U M A K E I T.

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Y O U D O N ’ T TA K E A P H O T O G R A P H , Y O U M A K E I T.

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Y O U D O N ’ T TA K E A P H O T O G R A P H , Y O U M A K E I T.

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W E M U S T R E M E M B E R T H AT A P H O T O G R A P H C A N H O L D J U S T A S M U C H A S W E P U T I N T O I T, A N D N O O N E H A S E V E R A P P R O A C H E D T H E F U L L P O S S I B I L I T I E S O F T H E M E D I U M .

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W H E N I ’ M R E A D Y T O M A K E A P H O T O G R A P H , I T H I N K I Q U I T E O B V I O U S LY S E E I N M Y M I N D ' S E Y E S O M E T H I N G T H AT I S N O T L I T E R A L LY T H E R E I N T H E T R U E M E A N I N G O F T H E W O R D . I ’ M I N T E R E S T E D I N S O M E T H I N G W H I C H I S B U I LT U P F R O M W I T H I N , R AT H E R T H A N J U S T E X T R A C T E D F R O M W I T H O U T.

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Function Camera Eye

Protection Focus

UV filter and lens

Cornea and lens

Light Diaphragm Pupil/IrisImage Sensor Retina

L E T ' S C O M PA R E O U R E Y E S W I T H O U R C A M E R A

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L E T ' S C O M PA R E O U R E Y E S W I T H O U R C A M E R A

lenses

mirror

Function Camera Eye

Protection Focus

UV filter and lens

Cornea and lens

Light Diaphragm Pupil/IrisImage Sensor Retina

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E Y E T E X T U R E R A Y T R A C E Rhttp://www.vill.ee/eye/

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R U L E O F T H I R D S

The rule of thirds is a guideline which applies to the process of composing visual images such as designs, films, paintings, and photographs. The guideline proposes that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two equally spaced horizontal lines and two equally spaced vertical lines, and that important compositional elements should be placed along these lines or their intersections. Proponents of the technique claim that aligning a subject with these points creates more tension, energy and interest in the composition than simply centring the subject would.

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H e n r i C a r t i e r - B r e s s o n ( A u g u s t 2 2 , 1 9 0 8 – A u g u s t 3 , 2 0 0 4 ) w a s a F r e n c h p h o t o g r a p h e r c o n s i d e r e d t o b e t h e p h o t o j o u r n a l i s m ’s f a t h e r. H e w a s a n e a r l y a d o p t e r o f 3 5 m m f o r m a t , a n d t h e m a s t e r o f c a n d i d p h o t o g r a p h y. H e h e l p e d d e v e l o p t h e s t r e e t p h o t o g r a p h y o r l i f e r e p o r t a g e s t y l e t h a t w a s c o i n e d T h e D e c i s i v e M o m e n t t h a t h a s i n f l u e n c e d g e n e r a t i o n s o f p h o t o g r a p h e r s w h o f o l l o w e d .

H E N R I C A R T I E R - B R E S S O N

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I T I S A N I L L U S I O N T H AT P H O T O S A R E M A D E W I T H T H E C A M E R A … T H E Y A R E M A D E W I T H T H E E Y E , H E A R T A N D H E A D .

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W H I L E W E ’ R E W O R K I N G , W E M U S T B E C O N S C I O U S O F W H AT W E ’ R E D O I N G .

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T O M E , P H O T O G R A P H Y I S T H E S I M U LTA N E O U S R E C O G N I T I O N , I N A F R A C T I O N O F A S E C O N D , O F T H E S I G N I F I C A N C E O F A N E V E N T.

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P H O T O G R A P H Y I S A N I M M E D I AT E R E A C T I O N , D R A W I N G I S A M E D I TAT I O N .

P h i l i p p e H a l s m a n : D a l i A t o m i c u s , 1 9 4 8

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" M Y A S S I S TA N T S A N D I W E R E W E T , D I R T Y , A N D N E A R C O M P L E T E E X H A U S T I O N - O N LY T H E C AT S S T I L L L O O K E D L I K E N E W. ”

P H I L I P P E H A L S M A N

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B A R A K A

" I F E E L T H AT M Y W O R K H A S E V O LV E D T H R O U G H K O YA A N I S Q AT S I , C H R O N O S A N D B A R A K A . B O T H T E C H N I C A L LY A N D P H I L O S O P H I C A L LY I A M R E A D Y T O D E LV E E V E N D E E P E R I N T O M Y F A V O R I T E T H E M E : H U M A N I T Y ' S R E L AT I O N S H I P T O T H E E T E R N A L ” .

R O N F R I C K E A M E R I C A N F I L M D I R E C T O R A N D C I N E M A T O G R A P H E R , M A S T E R O F T I M E - L A P S E P H O T O G R A P H Y A N D L A R G E F O R M A T C I N E M A T O G R A P H Y

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V I C T O R AT H AY D Ev i c t o r. b a t h a y d e @ g m a i l . c o m


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