And, to address the first part of your question, which is not the same
as the last about the rule of thirds, I think that technical knowledge
can absolutely impair the production of a good photograph. We have all
seen technically proficient photographers who don't make good photos.
They may think they do, and by their criteria they are, but they are
lacking in any artistic sensitivity or thought. As a matter of fact, we
may all be guilty of that when we shoot something that doesn't really
inspire us or shoot for the sake of shooting. I know that I am guilty
of that sometimes. We fall back on exposure and latitude and
composition etc. without really thinking about content.
Don
Herschel Mair wrote:
Could you concieve of a situation where technical knowledge could
impair the taking of a good photograph.
Or
Is it possible that one can know too much, to the extent that it dulls
one's perception of the subject or prevents one getting close enough
to the essence of the subject.
Perhaps because one is thinking more about the technical issues than
the subject's issues?
I wonder how, once I know about the rule of thirds, do I NOT think
about it when composing a picture.
Can one "NOT" think about it and compose naturally once you've been
taught it?
It's a somewhat recursive question.
My humble opinion is that you can't choose to remove it from the
equation so you must choose to act with it or against it. but one way
or another there's no way to go back to totally free, fully
intuitive comosition.
So how do we assess the effect of the rule of thirds on the medium as
an art form? Doesn't it give us a conformiy. A sameness?
I wonder.
herschel
*/"Emily L. Ferguson" <elf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>/* wrote:
Been going through piles of paper and I found this little gem:
There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good
photographs - AA
There is nothing worse than a brilliant image of a fuzzy concept - AA
--
Emily L. Ferguson
mailto:elf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
508-563-6822
New England landscapes, wooden boats and races
http://www.landsedgephoto.com
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*Herschel Mair
*Head of the Department of Photography,
Higher College of Technology
Muscat
Sultanate of Oman
*Adobe Certified instructor*
*+ (986) 99899 673*
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