“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody's face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” Duane Michals
I agree with this statement in that photography is an excellent way to show one in a different light. Good portraits enlighten the viewer on something about the subject. Anyone can take a picture of a human, smiling and saying “cheese.” It takes a photographer, however, to focus on an aspect of a human unknown to a normal camera.
“I believe in the imagination. What I cannot see is infinitely more important than what I can see.” Duane Michals
I like photographs that leave out information and let the mind wander. Rather than hitting the viewer over the head with meaning, great photography leaves things to the imagination. Being an artist, I love letting my imagination run wild, meaning I can relate to this quote. A picture is more dynamic if the meaning is ambiguous and lets the viewer interpret it how he or she wants to.
“Photography can only represent the present. Once photographed, the subject becomes part of the past.” Berenice Abbott
A photograph is a moment in time. With that said, once a picture is taken, it becomes a moment in history. We take pictures to not only document actions and emotions, but to remember specifics. When looking through old pictures, it is easy to see how people and places change. A photograph is an image of the past, it’s impossible to capture the future.
No comments:
Post a Comment