Time
Timing is an essential quality to photography. The human being still has a huge advantage over the machine in that we can predict when an event will happen. This ability is one that we exploit as a photographer. When a incident, moment or thing is about to happen we spring into action, ready to capture that moment forever.
Timing is an essential quality to photography. The human being still has a huge advantage over the machine in that we can predict when an event will happen. This ability is one that we exploit as a photographer. When a incident, moment or thing is about to happen we spring into action, ready to capture that moment forever.
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35 mm film. He pioneered the genre of street photography, and conceived of photography as capturing a decisive moment. Quotes by him:
"To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event."
"Photography is an immediate reaction, drawing is a meditation".
"In photography, the smallest thing can be a great subject. The little, human detail can become a Leitmotiv."
Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35 mm film. He pioneered the genre of street photography, and conceived of photography as capturing a decisive moment. Quotes by him:
"To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event."
"Photography is an immediate reaction, drawing is a meditation".
"In photography, the smallest thing can be a great subject. The little, human detail can become a Leitmotiv."