A place to feel
For me, photography is an emotional endeavor. In my "day life" I am a pretty rational, analytical and logical person.
At least I try to be.
Once upon a time I went to school to become an engineer. Someone who was far more into astrology than I am (not saying much) described me as triple vulcan. I do love to think and analyze things, situations and people. It is not that I am unemotional, I just value analytical and rational thought in such times over emotional thought.
But that changes when I get out into the world with a camera. As I said above, photography is an emotional activity for me. I try to photograph based on feeling rather than reason, emotions as opposed to logic. Sure, some analysis is necessary, I still meter and do the requisite math to calculate the long exposures I am fond of, but I get that work done as quickly as I can and it is only a means to an end. I don't aim to make photos that represent technical achievement or superb rational execution. I like to try to make photos that reflect how I felt in a certain moment and that usually involves photos that contain some sense of the wonder I see and feel about the world when I am out in it as a photographer.
Perhaps that is why I have taken so well to pinhole. Pinhole photography is less about analysis than it is about intuition, it is less about documentation than it is about a slightly ethereal memory of a being somewhere. With pinhole it is easy to dream, and dreams tend to be driven by emotion.
Anyway, the genesis for tonight's reflection came about due to a discussion I was having regarding the supreme court and the difference between looking at the situation rationally versus emotionally. I was arguing the rational perspective, unsurprisingly. Then I sit down at the computer and start editing and looking at images and realized that they showed a very different version of me looking at the world and I found that interesting.
Reality So Subtle 6x6
Kodak Ektar 100
A place to feel
For me, photography is an emotional endeavor. In my "day life" I am a pretty rational, analytical and logical person.
At least I try to be.
Once upon a time I went to school to become an engineer. Someone who was far more into astrology than I am (not saying much) described me as triple vulcan. I do love to think and analyze things, situations and people. It is not that I am unemotional, I just value analytical and rational thought in such times over emotional thought.
But that changes when I get out into the world with a camera. As I said above, photography is an emotional activity for me. I try to photograph based on feeling rather than reason, emotions as opposed to logic. Sure, some analysis is necessary, I still meter and do the requisite math to calculate the long exposures I am fond of, but I get that work done as quickly as I can and it is only a means to an end. I don't aim to make photos that represent technical achievement or superb rational execution. I like to try to make photos that reflect how I felt in a certain moment and that usually involves photos that contain some sense of the wonder I see and feel about the world when I am out in it as a photographer.
Perhaps that is why I have taken so well to pinhole. Pinhole photography is less about analysis than it is about intuition, it is less about documentation than it is about a slightly ethereal memory of a being somewhere. With pinhole it is easy to dream, and dreams tend to be driven by emotion.
Anyway, the genesis for tonight's reflection came about due to a discussion I was having regarding the supreme court and the difference between looking at the situation rationally versus emotionally. I was arguing the rational perspective, unsurprisingly. Then I sit down at the computer and start editing and looking at images and realized that they showed a very different version of me looking at the world and I found that interesting.
Reality So Subtle 6x6
Kodak Ektar 100