tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post3162583710801331980..comments2024-03-27T00:32:29.877-07:00Comments on Photos and Stuff: Seeing, Recordingamolitorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15743439184763617516noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-12807810909312841642016-05-03T19:27:08.419-07:002016-05-03T19:27:08.419-07:00I remember one of my friend's kid with her fir...I remember one of my friend's kid with her first digital camera: she ran around the yard for an hour and made dozens of photos, looked at them on the (back then tiny) display, and moved on. She never even wanted to import the photos to a computer to look at them. Seeing the world differently through the camera was enough for her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-56151009965716440322016-05-03T02:40:46.440-07:002016-05-03T02:40:46.440-07:00I guess the original comment was mine, and I had W...I guess the original comment was mine, and I had Winogrand and Mayer in my mind when I wrote it. I am not very familiar with their work, though, so I didn't use them as examples in the post.<br />As far as I'm concerned, I try to create work which has some meaning to me and which I take out and enjoy from time to time. I'm "old school" in this respect, too. On the other hand, when I'm "in the field", I often become carried away by all the beauty I see and consequently take a lot of pictures. This I find enjoyable and rewarding in itself. A current project of mine is to distill <em>what</em> I find beautiful, and it is driving me nuts.<br />Thomas Rinkhttp://www.picturesfromthezone.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-58215417420715016272016-05-02T18:17:47.643-07:002016-05-02T18:17:47.643-07:00I get what you're saying about seeing/sharing ...I get what you're saying about seeing/sharing and recording, but I think the comment you reference is more about just focusing your own attention, the camera being incidental. For me, when I have time, I like to draw. I'm not that good, probably won't share what I'm drawing, but it is a great way for me to really stop and look at something, see it in detail, and regardless of output that has value for me. I can't draw something (or take an intentional, decent photograph for that matter) without kicking up that level of attention. <br /><br />In a related way, my daughter uses her long zoom p&s almost as a game of tag, taking pictures of birds while we're hiking. Pure fun. She gets some great pictures, but has little interest in curating them or even sharing. It's more the thrill of the hunt or seeing detail she would not be able to get close enough to see without the zoom. I think if she had an SD card that auto-deleted each evening she'd be fine >99% of the time. Cameras- fun! Oh and you can make pictures to keep and share too!<br /><br />-Matthew Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com