It's the mystery that takes hold of you first. You learn a few basic things about focus, composition, lighting, perspective—and then the technical things go from something mechanical to an extension of yourself. That mystery roots itself as passion and, pretty soon, all you can think about is the next shot. You walk down a street and the telephone poles line up for you, or a ray of sunlight bounces off a window and into your imagination, or a shadow belies an illusion and you gasp at the wonder of it all. All at once you are hooked. You dream about your next composition, you sketch out ideas on napkins, you learn a new way of communicating without saying a word. If necessity is the mother of invention, then passion is the lover that invades your most mundane thoughts and elevates everything you once saw as ordinary to a new level of spectacle.
Text: Tony Luna
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To prevent from creative burn out, I also read that for one to just go out [or stay in] and take one photograph everyday and not to worry about what it is. Just shoot everyday. What great advice! I know Jeff is already doing that with his year-long project. I'll be on my way out right now. Seriously! :-)
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Currently listening:
Arturo Stalteri - Another Green World
Comments (1)
I love this paragraph. Since this project began for me I have begun to understand and relate to this really deeply:
"You walk down a street and the telephone poles line up for you, or a ray of sunlight bounces off a window and into your imagination, or a shadow belies an illusion and you gasp at the wonder of it all"
It's at the point where I rarely feel comfortable leaving the apartment without a camera because I am constantly being inspired by something I see...
Posted by Catlow | June 17, 2009 7:19 AM
Posted on June 17, 2009 07:19