晶 Farmers Market / 20090828.10D.51929.P2.SQ.BW / SML

Photography as an art form is different than photography as a scientifically accurate portrayal of reality. This is something I struggle with daily. When I photograph things which are in particular journalism worthy then I think that accuracy matters. But when it is to assert your own point of view then you do not really need to worry about how close to reality your photo is. Since any monkey can operate a technologically advanced optical instrument to reproduce reality, the job for a photographer is to assert his own processing, I think.

 

By processing in black and white and using different channels for color mixing, you can achieve tonal differences which are far different than the original luminance values of the photo.

 

Plums. Photographed in 2009 at the Farmers’ Market in Union Square in New York with the Canon EOS 10D + Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM. Exposure: 24mm, f/2.8, 1/45 sec, ISO 100.

 

As a comparison, see the scientific reproduction of the same photo here: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/3868243457/ — I originally shot this for personal stock use as fruits and veggies make for great backgrounds in graphic design.

 

Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited

 

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/3872660059/

 

晶 Farmers Market / 20090828.10D.51929.P2.SQ.BW / SML

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