How to Use the Camera as a Creative Instrument
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Photograph people. Use portraiture to explore and interpret people's emotional world in war and peace. Subject choice, the use of light and shadow, and motion techniques bring the artist's commentary to a photograph. - 2
Photograph the daily lives of people. With skill and vision, a humble shopping trip can exude relevance and connect to the viewer. - 3
Explore those emotional experiences that punctuate daily life--the joys and sorrows that are inescapable facts of life and the human condition. Juxtapose wealth and poverty, for example, by superimposing a homeless person with a successful business person. - 4
Experiment in new means and techniques of graphic expression. If concepts of the spatial relationships between various objects and and compositions of light and dark, and line volume and form are realized, such experiments can be quite effective. Try to present stark and graphic contrast of pure black and white. Use controlled blur, unsharpness and graininess. Whatever technique you try, be sure that it makes sense in relation to the aspects of the picture. - 5
Pay attention to accidentals. Seemingly accidental phenomena, such as light causing a striking reflection at a certain time of day, is well-planned by natural laws. Enter into the natural flow of life. The seasonal differences offer opportunities to create artistic statements about subjects. Allow what appears naturally to be your guide.
