From the course: Introduction to Photography
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Understanding the basics of form and geometry
From the course: Introduction to Photography
Understanding the basics of form and geometry
- As human beings we're used to interacting with our visual system in a particular way. We're used to seeing the world in a particular way. As I look back here now, what I see are some really tall trees and some lemon trees in front of them, and the tall trees are casting long spiky shadows onto the ground, and I see mountains behind those. And that's a pretty nice way of seeing the world. As a photographer, though, when I look in this direction I see something different. I see a strong series of vertical dark lines with some lighter circles in front of them, and those repeating vertical dark lines are being mirrored symmetrically on the ground. That's a really formal way of seeing and very often that's what I'm thinking when I'm taking a picture. I might recognize this is a pretty scene, but once I start getting in to making the photograph and looking to the viewfinder, I'm really trying to see the world in terms of light and dark, shape and line. This is a very formal way of…
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