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Creative Photography

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As an amateur photographer I have

recognized the need for a simplicity in

how an audience is asked to view an

image. Many times images are presented

with other visual media or text around

then and without conscious attention to

the concept that images can truly speak

for themselves.

Viewers should be asked to become

enveloped in the creative process that the

photographer starts when he begins to

conceptualize the image. This process

becomes photography. If it was only up to

the photographer, there would be no

reason to share images and thus the

viewer is or rather should be a crucial part

of the process.

How do we do this in a time when the

image is nearly always presented with a

simple description if not an article or story

attached?

I suggest we practice as viewers. Look at

images and take time to let the image

itself tell a story. Here’s how I have begun

to make this change in my own experience.

I have found several sites on which images

are commonly posted and I take time to

view each one for what it is prior to

exploring the subtitles or descriptions.

Several of these sites are represented here

in the right column.

Also included is contact is links to the

limited online selection of my own work

from various classes as well as my

presentation.

David Rurik Photography Email abc123@yahoo.com

Flickr page Slideware presentation

flickr.com/photos/dwrurik/ slideshare.net/drurik/slideware-presentation

Suggested Photography Websites Photo.net NYT Lens

Blog

http://www.photo.net/

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/

National Geographic BBC

Photography

photography.nationalgeographic.com/

bbc.co.uk/news/in_pictures/