The Art Of Seeing

Freeman Patterson states: see, in the fullest and deep, meaningful use of the senses, brain and emotions. That means looking beyond the label of the objects we perceive. Seeing eye isn't a monopoly, barriers to seeing
There are some things that are considered as an obstacle in sight, namely:


A. Extravagant attention or concentration on something or care of failure is said to be the biggest hurdle in the view. At the time of photographing sometimes we're disturbed by the concocted the results of our photos. Will it be good or not your camera settings are correct or not? Or other things beyond the photographic factors such work or domestic problems, etc.. When shooting we need a calm mind or relax. Emptying the mind is among the recommended way to learn / be trained. With a blank mind (besides an empty brain) we can use the feelings without interference from a variety of thoughts.



2.Input without choice. Casual we're faced with a variety of images, all the visuals that we receive have to be managed and selected.


3. labeling of the things we photograph. One example is the work of Edward Weston, Pepper. At the time of Edward Weston photographed for a moment forget that paprika is a vegetable, with the proper placement of the lens position and the lighting is perfect, his picture with the title of Pepper if observed would create the impression of a muscle man or a variety of other interpretations. A painter of France, Claude Monet said: "WE MUST FORGET TO SEE THE NAME OF THE THING WE ARE LOOKING AT"


4. Reverence or worship something. Faithful followers, to be accepted in the majority group. When we're glorifying something we begin to limit ourselves. At this time the photographer was attending build a fence / fortress surrounding the photographs are not the salon. It's also as is if we start too adore someone (famous photographer, for instance).


5. Disparaging, arrogant, unwilling to learn from the older, took it understands all things. Even Henry Cartier Bresson (who is regarded as one of the Master) also admitted that he learned a lot of from the older artists, especially from the paintings.


6. Force to participate in a rule. This relates to compositions and terumatam photography flow. Composition have standard rules, but we don't have to follow those rules.


7. Ability to be the most alive, dominant, powerful, all-something set. It's at a time to the inability to accept.


8. The camera is also said to be one that blocks vision. The camera can help photographers expand their knowledge, but at the same camera can also narrow the photographer's knowledge. Smooth operation of the camera with the program resulted in the less we're aware of the circumstances around us. More broadly it can also be attributed to advances in technology.


Learning To Observe.
Human thought through the various symbols, specified words, sounds and images. When a runner starts to play, he describes the distance that must be taken immediately. When a clothes designer began sewing clothes had to be imagined. When a photographer watched the object scene or an event she tries to portray the best to be recorded into the movie.


We think the three kinds of picture image that's observed (see objects), imagining (ideas and dreams), create (photograph)


Thinking sideways (dream up the other side)
By trying to dream up the other side we can find more ideas and creativity. As an exercise can be started by creating a rule out photography that we often hear:
1. Center a subject that became a point of interest.
2. Fill the frame with the subject being photographed.
3. Don't take picture show* between the hours from 10:00