Shoot from the HIP – Photographically Speaking
The method actually requires a lot of skill and a bit of luck! More importantly, it requires that you become well acquainted with your camera and your subjects.
The method actually requires a lot of skill and a bit of luck! More importantly, it requires that you become well acquainted with your camera and your subjects.
It seems to me that nearly everyone has a different opinion of what photography might be, which seems to beg the questions:
Computer generated and augmented realities seemed ideal environments for recording virtual experience.
Photographic and creative inspiration can come from many sources. Books, music and philosophy are great places to begin.
Add some brushes to that digital photo! And maybe a bit of animation too! Digital imaging has come a long way in recent times and everyone is looking for…
The computer tends to bring everything down to the same level. A painting by Monet, a photograph by Atget or Adams, ads for a camera, a car or an iPod all get the same treatment. There is no real scale, no real texture, little fidelity and no authenticity.
We are all guilty of shooting cliché imagery. Sometimes we just can’t help ourselves. The cliché seems to have been ingrained into our DNA.
he Camera Obscura allowed the user to see the subject projected onto a ground glass. The projected image could be traced onto a translucent…
Here are a few quotes by some of the greatest image-maker’s and an essayist, as well as a few images, which I think help to illustrate what is stated.
The act of seeing can happen anywhere. Many people dream of going to a far away place to find the exotic as subject for their work. However,…