1 September 2018
Page viii "Photography is about yourself, how you feel about what you see. Trying to express your perspective through somebody else's feelings [by aping their styles] is a twisted way of communicating."
Page viii "Without full knowledge of your equipment's ability to articulate what you are trying to express, it's like trying to speak with a limited vocabulary."
Page ix "You should be metaphorically naked in front of your subject, out of your comfort zone and fighting for a new vision that you've never previously imagined. If you can see it already, there is no point in taking the picture."
Page x ""Photography" (literally translated as "drawing with light")"
Page 2 "...two types of photographers, those that go out into the world to record it and those that photograph to project out into the world..."
Page 9 "You need to get used to moving your body more when taking a photograph"
Page 9 " There is little point in being technically confident and having an eye for composition, if you do not also understand why you are taking the photograph."
Page 12 "As someone new to photography you will have to negotiate your way through the obvious and understand how can you define why you are taking photographs.
Page viii "Photography is about yourself, how you feel about what you see. Trying to express your perspective through somebody else's feelings [by aping their styles] is a twisted way of communicating."
Page viii "Without full knowledge of your equipment's ability to articulate what you are trying to express, it's like trying to speak with a limited vocabulary."
Page ix "You should be metaphorically naked in front of your subject, out of your comfort zone and fighting for a new vision that you've never previously imagined. If you can see it already, there is no point in taking the picture."
Page x ""Photography" (literally translated as "drawing with light")"
Page 2 "...two types of photographers, those that go out into the world to record it and those that photograph to project out into the world..."
Page 9 "You need to get used to moving your body more when taking a photograph"
Page 9 " There is little point in being technically confident and having an eye for composition, if you do not also understand why you are taking the photograph."
Page 12 "As someone new to photography you will have to negotiate your way through the obvious and understand how can you define why you are taking photographs.
Xana Nyilenda, Newtown, Johannesburg, Zanele Muholi, 2011, © Zanele Muholi https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/31939
A fantastically strong black and white photograph. Beautifully crisp, deep tones and shades.
A fantastically strong black and white photograph. Beautifully crisp, deep tones and shades.