Hi, with all that i know of photography, its all to do with
something, other than the english language,
Its very chemical in nature,first of all, and a great
photographer
talks through his work, that is, the pic, and people react with
their heart and mind, not words,
photography is something that has to be done, its a verb,
the more u do. the better u r, simply
gary

PS: this is personal view.


On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 Vinay wrote :
>Hello Everyone...
>
>Like somebody mentioned it before, it's great to see some kind of
>activity
>here after a long time. Well coming to the question of principles
>of good
>photography...many people have many different opinions on this
>and i
>feel there's no use in arguing who's right and wrong. Having an
>open mind
>always helps, absorbing the good things from what people say and
>leaving
>out the rest would be my suggesstion. Here are some points that i
>feel would
>help in good photography.
>
>1. Visual meaning or sometimes the absence of it too may lead to
>great
>images.
>2. Developing an eye or mind to recognize great photographic
>opportunities...seeing, reproducing or bringing out the beauty in
>the most
>common of things or people, their actions etc. There is never an
>end to the
>development of a human beings mental/visual sensibilities i
>guess. It
>improves with constant practice.
> 3. Seeing, understanding, interpreting, creating or
>reproducing objects/subjects photographically...in terms of light
>(also its
>absence), shade, texture, tone, colour, patterns, scale, space,
>volume,
>depth etc etc...(there are many things that could be added to
>it...i just
>mentioned a few. Also various combinations of these give
>beautiful images)
>4. Timing or as they say 'The decisive moment' could sometimes
>make an image
> from good to special or extraordinary. Freezing time
>photographically in
>frames.
>5. As with today's times there is no use ignoring technology or
>what it has
>to offer...or to what extent it can make or break good images.
>One has to be
>well versed with the technical side of photography. But the
>matter doesn't
>end there...one must also have an open mind & urge to keep
>oneself updated
>always.
>6. INNOVATE. At no point should we be totally satisfied with what
>we have
>done. There are still unexplored frontiers and new ways of
>seeing, capturing
>or reproducing images.
>7. STOP COMPARING. Every person is an artist in his or her own
>way and
>his/her greatest competitor are themselves and not others.
>8. Patience & persistence..lots of it. Our craft doesnt develop
>in a matter
>of minutes. It has to be build slowly block by block, overcoming
>many
>failures and hardships on the way.
>9. Refering and being inspired by others works is good to an
>extent. But it
>should not reach a point where one is merely reproducing somebody
>else's
>style of work. Never forget to be original and after a point, we
>knowingly
>or not knowingly will develop a unique style of our own.
>10. Theoretical as well as practical understanding and knowledge
>of various
>subjects may also help in creating great images. The more you
>know, the more
>useful it is.
>11. Meaning, mood or feeling that one is able to convey through
>their
>images.
>12. Success in photography maybe very personal...what it might
>mean to me
>might not be the same for somebody else...and so on for another
>person.
>
>I may have missed out on many other important aspects, i have
>just mentioned
>only few things that come immeadiately to mind...kindly pardon me
>for that.
>I hope the other members will fill the gaps & correct where i
>have gone
>wrong. I'm just a humble student of photography trying to learn
>my way
>up. I'm mentioning the link to some images that i have taken on
>'the journey' (journey of learning, experimenting, unlearning &
>re-learning) so far. :-)
>
>Please feel free to take a look and let me know your thoughts or
>suggestions
>on how to improve my understanding of the subject or my technique
>or any
>other shortcomings that you may come across.
>The link is http://www.flickr.com/photos/seethrumyeyes/
>
>Wishing everyone all the very best in life.
>Best regards,
>Vinay Prakash
>
>
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