Independence
by Ernest Koe
Independence, originally uploaded by ernestkoe.
I am very much still in the throes of gritty photography experimentation. What I have learned thus far is this:
1. I am not a big fan of too much post-processing. Nothing against Photoshop, it is a marvelous tool, even deadly in the right hands and I feel it has a rightful place in the world of photography. I prefer getting it ‘right’ the first time, mostly because I am not particularly patient.
2. Street; I am drawn to the mundane. Maybe, a little part of me is searching for the divine in the familiar. I think what moves me most is not Places but Feelings. I like landscape and nature photography just fine, but I’d take portraits any day.
3. I am a geek. I love gizmoes, but I wish my camera were simpler. I use a Nikon D90. It is an amazing piece of technology, but I wish I could shoot a Holga to a digital back.
4. Upon reflection, my earlier point about Photoshop is only partially accurate. Yes, I am lazy, but not too lazy to squeeze the image in my head on to the screen with post-processing. There image straight out of the camera is not any more ‘real’ than the image out of Photoshop…
5. that too depends on the intent of the photo, I suppose.
