Showing posts with label the art of photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the art of photography. Show all posts

Friday, January 3, 2014

The art of photography

Exposed branches on the pond at Bassett Creek Park

A photographer friend recently shared with me the following, which I think rings true...

Painting is an art of addition. You add different colors and textures to a blank canvas and create your subject. But photography is just its opposite. In photography, the whole world is a canvas and you keep on subtracting elements until you find your subject matter. Remember this: Photography is an art of subtraction!