Essay: Deconstructing an Image

[Pelao]

Hi All

One of my favourite photographers has yet another very useful essay on his site. Highly recommended (and search through the other essays too).

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/about.shtml

 

[cosinaphile]

good stuff , thanks

 

[grandpagord]

Just read this article yesterday. -Great Stuff. Thanks to Pelao for mentioning it for all

 

[BBW]

Thank you for this Pelao. I was just thinking about this today after I took a number of photographs. What is it about? What was I after... This piece along with a post Don AKA Streetshooter made recently about looking at one's own photographs and how important it is as a tool for learning both compliment each other.

Again, thanks very much for the link.

P.S. The comments by Don that I was referring to are in this thread: https://www.mu-43.com/showthread.php?t=1036.

 

[Pelao]

Hi BBW

I have been following the thread you mention. It's one of those threads that you can keep going back to for great ideas, the sort of discussion that I find incredibly useful. Discussions about about gear and software always interest me, but I crave discussions around specific images and techniques. I always learn something, or re-learn something that had faded. I value anything that gives a fresh perspective.

I enjoy these essays from Michael Reichmann because they are very much about the reality of making an image.

 

[BBW]

I've got his site bookmarked and will remember to check back in. And I couldn't agree with you more regarding "those threads" you're talking about.

 

[jhob]

Thanks for sharing that, a very interesting read. I am much more interested in talking about the image making process, than gear, although I do enjoy talking about that too I find the discussion becomes old and repetitive very quickly. The photographic process is where it's really at for me.

I have added luminous landscape to my RSS now, I've seen the odd article before. It's a good read.