Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Shooting the Single Picture

I thought this reading was really interesting. It was set up like an interview but when reading it, the two people, Billy Jay and David Hurn, conversed more like it was a conversation. I felt like I was a part of the conversation and it made it a lot easier to read. When David Hurn said, “I do believe that very often the difference between an average photographer and a really fine photographer is this willingness to admit doubt, that he/she is not at all certain that he/she has 'got it'” I really connected with this statement because I'm a firm believer in non-perfection, and in growth. In being able to recognize the faults and the imperfections in your work and want to improve.
I also really liked how the discussed the process of actually photographing, of noticing the small details and paying attention to those things and knowing when to photograph and to photograph the same subject multiple times.
I also really liked that they kept referencing other photographers and photographs, I looked up most of the references to see what they were talking about.

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