Photography

I have been looking at many photographers, artists, directors and illustrators recently while researching the way i view things. Photography has been the most interesting to me of them all as the results are so instantaneous. It had been a while since i had used an old SLR camera and it took a little crash course in order for me to understand the functions of it. I was given the advice that to go back to the beginning of photography and understand how the eye see's [aperture] and how the shutter speeds work i will see things differently. It worked! I have been able to experiment, take my time when compostion-ing my subjects and i have not relied on the 'digital' safety net of many images. I have however been able to apply the basic formats of SLR to my digital based camera and have begun to achieve more interesting results using homemade lenses. At the moment my biggest interest is in dreamy, timeless imagery that will stand the test of time and will still be interesting inn 50 years from now. The photographers Sally Mann and Barbara Ess both produce amazing shots that hold a punctum for me. I am not sure if its the texture, subject or colour yet- i am still finding out!