The Art of Seeing

Photography is not only an art form but it is also a way of seeing the world around you.  Leaning to really see what you are looking at takes time and practice.  Close-up photography is a way of training the eye to see.  It forces you to focus in on the detail of the subject. You become aware of the lines and form of a subject within the defined space it has been placed upon.  Here I have used two brass compasses to form lines, triangles with a circular object to create simple designs and compositions.  Observing how angular designs on black and white surfaces can give a different depth of mood and perspective to the same subject.  Seeing your subject from different angles and under different lighting -this the art of seeing –creativity for the eyes.

More Faces of Exit 270 Part 12

More images of the people that make up this place I call Exit 270.  I try to move in close on my subjects while also tying to respect their space - a difficult and sometimes an impossible task.  The camera I use is a Sony Nex 7 -small and not intrusive.  The key is to pre-focus, move quickly take the shot and move on.  Sometimes I ask permission of the person, and the subject is usually agreeable.

Abstract Glue

The collage from the French "to glue" is the technique where artwork or a photograph is created from the assemblage of various images combined to make a new image.

Using Photoshop, I have taken some of my images from files and experimented with combining them using Layers to created a new abstract image.  I cannot give you a reason why I have chosen one group of images over another -except that at the time they seem to work together at telling some undefined story.  The images were created over a period of years at different times.  Maybe it is a peek into the bright and dark recesses of what resides within me?

More Faces of Exit270-part 11

Street photography is sort of photographic voyeurism  -observing the people that inhabit the location you find yourself in.  I am not so interested in the location, but more on who is in it –what are they doing, contrasting images between location and individual.  This kind of “street portraiture” requires patience and the ability to frame and capture your subject quickly.  I presently use a Sony Nex-7 for this purpose.  I usually set my camera at Aperture Priority -taking a light reading with the camera to set my ISO to accommodate an F-stop of 8 or 11 before shooting, and then proceed on the adventure.