tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post719489487676620671..comments2024-03-27T00:32:29.877-07:00Comments on Photos and Stuff: Victorian Compositionamolitorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15743439184763617516noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-48560749800880913432016-03-21T14:14:02.292-07:002016-03-21T14:14:02.292-07:00Thanks!
I think photographers frequently come at ...Thanks!<br /><br />I think photographers frequently come at picture-making from the technological side. They're attracted first to cameras, and to the ease of making a record of things they see. Only later do they consider Art and Composition and things of that sort.<br /><br />By that time they've got some references they like, they feel pretty confident about a lot of things. They have solved technical problems with procedures, methods, techniques, and they see no reason these new problems should not be solved the same way.<br /><br />The idea that you've got to feel it, that it requires that you develop taste, that it's Really Hard, well, that's not attractive. So you get loads of gits selling Quick Solutions, and the photographers jump on the bandwagon, wallets open.<br />amolitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743439184763617516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-55962744937684971132016-03-19T15:00:55.352-07:002016-03-19T15:00:55.352-07:00Just discovered you today, and can't stop read...Just discovered you today, and can't stop reading you. Many thanks for this breakdown of the Victorian composition, hope you will publish more histostorical knowledge. I have the suspicion that we photographers are a bit uneducated, maybe because cameras are so difficult to understand? Maybe because with cameras being inexpensive we think we can be great without understanding history? After understanding camera settings, we all say: great, now what? And the usual things happen: we shoot street photography without saying anything about us or our subjects, we shoot endlessly beautiful landscapes that all look the same, we shoot product/still life that is uninspired and uninspiring. I say "we", actually its "I". Your post opens up new possibilities, to look at things with new eyes. Thank you, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-67373750367336882082016-03-18T19:50:57.722-07:002016-03-18T19:50:57.722-07:00I haven't gotten very far with this theory, an...I haven't gotten very far with this theory, and I may never, but I do believe that a picture that "works" can be taken apart in a bunch of ways.<br /><br />Almost as if there are many (infinite?) models of composition, all of which pretty much agree on which pictures are "good". The balance/unity/variety model could be just one of many. I think it's pretty good at describing the important properties of a picture. Not perfect, but pretty good. But I don't think it's the only model.<br />amolitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743439184763617516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-60986734575172860202016-03-18T06:01:35.518-07:002016-03-18T06:01:35.518-07:00Good to have enemies, as at least it means that pe...Good to have enemies, as at least it means that people are reading what you write, and as in general nice people have more friends than they have enemies, you are sure that you have a bunch of other readers as well. lol. <br /><br />More seriously, taking about composition is always interesting, but I regret that there is no equivalent of "the encyclopedia of composition". Not to tell tricks, but to largely illustrate the aspects (and many many other aspects) you are talking about. The subject is really important, as it is in photography much larger than simply "composing when capturing". Indeed, all digital post-processing steps are revolving about the same "composition" issue, as the corrections are designed to correct towards a goal. What is fascinating is that when people correct, they implicitly follows the same logic about balance, harmony, etc., by playing with various tools, till they reach the point when they say "yes, this is fine and nice now". And all issues (tone, line, colors, saturation, etc.) are intimately linked with each other too (e.g., tone can compensate colors, etc.). For me at least is will always remain a fascinating subject. May be one day science will explain how our brain is evaluating and weighting all these elements at the same time in the same image. For sure now, it is clear that they are universal constant (even if there can be cultural deviations from them) that makes that the same rules do apply along the whole history of art.Patrick Bingbanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00734394501793255353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-85377356888616236642016-03-17T15:49:48.396-07:002016-03-17T15:49:48.396-07:00Also, what is up with you constantly creating iden...Also, what is up with you constantly creating identities on PP to argue with me, and then deleting them a couple hours later? That's just weird, man.<br />amolitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743439184763617516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-73124639953126725162016-03-17T14:28:52.814-07:002016-03-17T14:28:52.814-07:00Thanks 'Jim' or 'Tavis' or 'Fo...Thanks 'Jim' or 'Tavis' or 'Formal Design', your input is always appreciated!<br />amolitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743439184763617516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-72369815793925426842016-03-17T12:35:38.466-07:002016-03-17T12:35:38.466-07:00A blog about the art of photography, more or less?...A blog about the art of photography, more or less? I would say less. You talk a lot but saying nothing and you really don't know anything about design. This article is no better than a rule of thirds article. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com