Gary and all,
I'm sure it's the truth of Feininger's statement that accounts for
photographers' love of the "golden hours." That's when it's most apparent
that the light just does more interesting things with subjects. I
understand how fog did it for you, Gary. Diffused light (on overcast days,
too) gives dimensionality that point source light (the sun) simply doesn't
do except at low angles. Not to mention that the more diffuesed the light
is, the more easily color material can capture the reduced contrast range.
John P
----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Reese <pcacala@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 3:32 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] beginner needs advice
> John P. writes:
>
> << Your mention of Feininger reminded me of something he wrote that made
> a huge impression on me at the time (years ago). In "The Complete
> Photographer," he says that the only true subject of a photograph is
> light. It isn't a
> person, barn, canyon, etc., but the way that light defines the canyon,
> etc. That concept taught me to see "photographically" when I was a
> beginner at B&W photography, and it's one of a fairly small number of
> precepts that I
> still pay attention to. >>
>
> I didn't see the light until I was maybe 30, 15 years after starting to
> photograph. It may have been using that book when teaching photography
> that it finally dawned on me how important light is. Ironically it was
> shooting in fog that taught me to use light creatively.
>
> Gary Reese
> Las Vegas, NV
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