The big fella got a new lens, and boy, is he working it. Great shot Steve!
Explorer Shuttle June 03, ’09
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Make or Take a photo?
Do you take a photo or make a photo? This one has had me puzzled for quite some time. I have always said that I take a photo. Since I have been more absorbed with all things photographic, I have heard people say they make photos. To make a photograph certainly has a more romantic notion, as opposed to taking it.
Obviously the most famous quote with regard to this dilemma of mine is from the old landscape master himself…
You don’t take a photograph, you make it. – Ansel Adams
Hmmm. Now, do we take it as gospel because a so called master of photography say it is so? Obviously not, after all, it is just his opinion. But there may be some truth in the matter if you look at it from an artistic point of view, which I am quite sure Mr Adams would have.
Made or Taken???
My understanding of the artistic side of photography is quite limited, as I am sure some of the readers know. But I do know that there is a lot more discussion about composition and lighting. Texture and form. Leading lines and the rule of thirds. So maybe to make a photo, you are making it conform to some rule or rules. To take a photo is just like it sounds. Like a thief in the night, you are grabbing an image, quickly, with out thought or preparation. An imprint of light on sensor or film with out calculation or premeditation. Most people don’t sit around snap shots pontificating (word of the week it seems) its meaning or form.
Do the artistic people make photographs and people like me take photographs? I look forward to your thoughts as usual.
Why a lens costs as much as it does.
Thanks to the guys over at OCAU for the link below. I have seen videos like this before, but not all wrapped up together like on the Canon site. Grab a coffee, it goes for a while, but you might feel slightly better next time you have to mortgage the house to buy that exotic lens you have been lusting after.
The things you can do with a huge zoom lens.
I suppose in the true sense of the word, this is about photography and how it can disperse information.
You will need Google earth to check this out, but it is quite interesting if you have an interest in geo-political goings on in North Korea. Once again it shows what can be done with a bit of time, perseverance and technology. I wonder if Kim Jong Il will be downloading it?
North Korean Economy Watch » North Korea Uncovered – (Google Earth).
You interview me! :)
I got some great feedback via the poll the other day, but the most interesting email I received was from someone calling themselves ‘blogbuster”, who made the sugestion that I ask people to send questions in for me to answer in an interview. It is a very interesting idea, so I thought I would give it a go.
If you have a question you would like me to answer, send it to todd at toddnorburyphotography dot com and I will see how we go.
Thanks to blogbuster for the idea.