Capture what You see and sense - Holy Grail chaise?

ant11sam · 12-05-2014, 02:19 AM

I never anticipated so many feedback.
Thank You all.
"gaweidert" I'll look into the book

robjmitchell · 12-05-2014, 04:30 AM

I Look it in another light (pardon the pun!) You don't need to adjust the your camera settings to match you eyes, you need to adjust your brain to match you camera. You look for the light, the shadow, the leading lines, the contrast, the colour, and anything else that can draw your attention. Then you go home, photograph your cat and post that!

wildman · 12-05-2014, 04:57 AM

Originally posted by ant11sam

HOW can a person take a picture that matches what the eyes and the senses see?

So far as I'm concerned you are asking a question not of science or art but, rather, a philosophical one.

“'I, indeed, am this creation; for I have poured it forth from myself.' In that way I became the creation. And verily, he who knows this becomes in his creation a creator.”
― Upanishads

At the end of the day we are all prisoners of our own subjectivity - only the gods are not...

...but so far as photography is concerned a bit of skillful PP in Photoshop can sometimes help get us out of the box we are in.

**gaweidert** · 12-05-2014, 05:59 AM

Originally posted by robjmitchell

I Look it in another light (pardon the pun!) You don't need to adjust the your camera settings to match you eyes, you need to adjust your brain to match you camera. You look for the light, the shadow, the leading lines, the contrast, the colour, and anything else that can draw your attention. Then you go home, photograph your cat and post that!

Bingo. We have a winner. This is what Ansel Adams did so well. It also helped that he had an eidetic memory. What he had developed was his own personal Zone System. In fact the Zone System is pretty much his thought process put into writing so the rest of us can do what he did. To him, every photographic subject fit into a contrast range or zone. When he determined what zone it was in he now knew what he had to do to make a good photograph of it.

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12-05-2014, 02:19 AM	#16
ant11sam Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 52 Original Poster	I never anticipated so many feedback. Thank You all. "gaweidert" I'll look into the book

12-05-2014, 04:30 AM	#17
robjmitchell Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Melbourne Aus Posts: 1,776	I Look it in another light (pardon the pun!) You don't need to adjust the your camera settings to match you eyes, you need to adjust your brain to match you camera. You look for the light, the shadow, the leading lines, the contrast, the colour, and anything else that can draw your attention. Then you go home, photograph your cat and post that!

12-05-2014, 04:57 AM	#18
wildman Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Flyover America Posts: 4,469	Originally posted by ant11sam HOW can a person take a picture that matches what the eyes and the senses see? So far as I'm concerned you are asking a question not of science or art but, rather, a philosophical one. “'I, indeed, am this creation; for I have poured it forth from myself.' In that way I became the creation. And verily, he who knows this becomes in his creation a creator.” ― Upanishads At the end of the day we are all prisoners of our own subjectivity - only the gods are not... ...but so far as photography is concerned a bit of skillful PP in Photoshop can sometimes help get us out of the box we are in.

12-05-2014, 05:59 AM	#19
gaweidert Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Rochester, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,325	Originally posted by robjmitchell I Look it in another light (pardon the pun!) You don't need to adjust the your camera settings to match you eyes, you need to adjust your brain to match you camera. You look for the light, the shadow, the leading lines, the contrast, the colour, and anything else that can draw your attention. Then you go home, photograph your cat and post that! Bingo. We have a winner. This is what Ansel Adams did so well. It also helped that he had an eidetic memory. What he had developed was his own personal Zone System. In fact the Zone System is pretty much his thought process put into writing so the rest of us can do what he did. To him, every photographic subject fit into a contrast range or zone. When he determined what zone it was in he now knew what he had to do to make a good photograph of it.