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The Eye and The Mind - part 3 of 1 2 3 4

Published 01/10/2012

By Kevin Casha

Look at what the great masters did in painting and you will see the way they 'lit' up their subjects by knowing the direction and quality of light. Study the work of Rembrandt, Rubens, Caravaggio, Michelangelo. What better tutors could one wish for!!? The more we hear today that photographers are portraying themselves as 'artists', the more, alas, it seems they are not behaving like artists!

Technology has made it so easy to churn out an 'image' that most are just not thinking and our brains and eyes have become sluggish and untrained. We must study the history of art, we must be aware of the evolution of photography, we must keep in touch with the breakneck pace of photography's technology, we need to know the rules before we attempt to break them, we need to network and view other photographers' work, we need to introduce concepts and meaning in our imagery, we need to learn how to best direct and manage our subjects, we need to learn the classical before attempting the abstract, and we need to keep our minds open and receptive to all forms of art. The list is endless. . .

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