Nice shot meaning in photography1/6/2023 ![]() ![]() Therefore I want to make it a point to never delete any of your images. Upon sharing the images with my friends and close colleagues– they agree that they think the shots are quite interesting. ![]() I am looking back at my old shots (which I first thought were garbage) and now realize that they are actually quite good. However you want to spend a bit more time (think about letting wine age). With photography, the analogy is the same. You don’t just throw a frozen steak on a skillet and try to cook it (trust me, I tried this in college and failed horribly). To use the analogy of a steak, you want to let it marinate in delicious juices (preferably overnight or a few days) for it to taste much better. I often say that you should “let your photos marinate” in order to really discover if they are any good or not. Time is truly the ultimate test Hong Kong, 2013 Here are some random thoughts that I have been thinking about when it comes to editing: 1. #Nice shot meaning in photography series#I am starting to edit some of my series and sequence them into mini-projects, with the help of some of my close friends. Recently I have been looking through my archives of some photos I have shot the last two years. “HCB plays a 1,2,3 rhythm of the lamp post, the soldier and the man on his crutches.” © Henri Cartier-BressonĪnalysis by Adam Marelli in The Surrealist Manifesto Part II: When studying at school, he found his degree in sculpture more beneficial to his photography than his actual degree in photography. ![]() This is why Adam Marelli is so knowledgeable about composition and design. Sometimes photographers lack the visual vocabulary that artists, painters, and sculptors even have. Why? Because they see things from an outside perspective– and on a more holistic view. Photo by Richard Bram Look familiar? Look at Richard’s previous image. Richard Bram from In-Public told me that often his friends who are curators, painters, writers, and musicians are often better photography editors. I also believe that photographers aren’t always the best editors either. Just because it is difficult to take a shot doesn’t mean it is any good. I have taken tons of photos where I got yelled at and threatened at and erroneously thought they were good shots. This doesn’t necessarily mean the photo is any good. Therefore I remember the encounter as being vivid– and that the photo I took was hard work. For example, there are certain photos which I taken in which people get angry or upset at me–but I still get the shot. I often confuse the emotions of when I took a photo thinking it was good. I know it is a fact that I am my worst own self-editor. Therefore one of the benefits of forgetting some of the shots you took is that you can look at your own photos not like that of your own– but that of a stranger. It is always easier to judge and critique other people’s photographs. Why did he do this? In order to forget the memory of having taken those shots– so he could be more critical and objective when it came to choosing his best images. Winogrand famously shot like a madman (shooting several rolls a day for his lifetime), but had the discipline to not even process his photos for a year after he shot them. Garry Winogrand famously said, “ Sometimes photographers mistake emotion for what makes a great street photograph.” I think one of the most difficult aspects of photography is the editing process (choosing your best images). ![]()
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