The photo is a thing in itself. And that's what still photography is all about.
Garry WinograndRead
Photography is not about the thing photographed. It is about how that thing looks photographed.
Interpretation
Photography reflects the perception of the subject rather than the subject itself.
Garry Winogrand's quote emphasizes that the art of photography lies not merely in capturing a subject but in the way that subject is portrayed through the camera lens. It suggests that the interpretation and presentation of a subject can change its meaning and impact, highlighting the photographer's role in shaping the viewer's experience of the image.
In practice
During a photography exhibition, one might use this quote to emphasize the importance of perspective.
The photo is a thing in itself. And that's what still photography is all about.
The photograph should be more interesting or more beautiful than what was photographed
Photography is about finding out what can happen in the frame. When you put four edges around some facts, you change those facts.
When Iβm photographing I see life.
I like to think of photographing as a two-way act of respect. Respect for the medium, by letting it do what it does best, describe. And respect for the subject, by describing it as it is. A photograph must be responsible to both.
You have a lifetime to learn technique. But I can teach you what is more important than technique, how to see; learn that and all you have to do afterwards is press the shutter.
Regardless of theology or however you see life or relate to worshiping God, as an artist, my job is to tell the truth and then try to connect with these characters and people as honestly and deeply as possible.
All too often, when creative people pick out someone else's creative work as an inspiration, what they end up with is very, very far from the original.
I kept starting 'Anansi Boys' as a movie and stopping, and eventually wrote the novel and was happy.
What should I do?" "Throw up in your typewriter every morning." "Yeah." "Clean up every noon.
Rather than a teaching tool, I think a novel is more of a witnessing entity. A witnessing entity? What is that? I just want the reader to step in and experience it as a story.
I love 'Glee.' I cry all the time when I watch 'Glee' because I don't know if it's satire or melodrama and that makes me feel like the writing is aware of itself, and that makes it okay to cry.
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