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Mindflash
When you're at a scene, taking pictures with your camera, flashes cross your mind, busy as it is registering people, behaviour, objects, light and atmosphere. Perhaps the idea how the final image should look is already growing.




At home, when you are preparing that image, you may try to bring back those mindflashes. Do you remember exactly what triggered you, to take that picture? Can you bring back those mindflashes in your image, can you show them your viewers? It's all very personal, certainly if your image is hard to read. To me it's always a big challenge.

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4 comments

PhLB - Luc Boonen said:

o0o Bev o0o, thanks for your comment!
Of course post-processing can be a strong tool to influence your final image, but it all starts at the beginning; choices you make in aperture, time and focal length of your lens; walking the streets in the same pace as the people you're trying to "catch", all to get a blur/ ICM that is interesting enough, but also acceptable for your endresult.
So, moving the camera only to get an interesting effect is not my favorite way of working.
Instead, it's just one of the many possible techniques.
Eventually what counts is the final image, answering the question: can you convince yourself and your audience?
12 years ago

PhLB - Luc Boonen said:

o00 Bev o0o - Wise remarks, I agree. Convince the audience? You can't convince everybody, or it will be like "music for the millions". I prefer creating your own audience, people that are near. Good to hear comments from that audience.
12 years ago

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to PhLB - Luc Boonen:

I would hope that if you manage to convince yourself, then it may convince also some other(s) =)
6 years ago

PhLB - Luc Boonen said:

perhaps you're right Izydor, but on the other hand, who remembers his whole mindflash......
11 years ago
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