Cognitive Friction to Help Your Gaze Grow
Perception is the cognitive process through which we receive information and form an image of reality. When we perceive a photograph, we go through two phases: reception and interpretation.
How To Look at The Invisible
Can a blind person take photos? Seeing is not a requirement for taking photos, as they are not solely born from sight. A blind person is endowed with the paradox of not being able to see the world, yet also with a sense of mystery and a connection to another reality. The…
To those who love the street…
Street photography is not a recent discovery; it has existed since the invention of photography. In fact, what is considered to be Niepce’s first photograph is of a street.
Diane Arbus and Fear
If your worst fear took a human form, what would it look like? Working with fear through photography is a creative task.
The Importance of Visual Culture in Improving Your Photographs
Visual education should be incorporated and emphasized from the beginning in all schools. It should be included alongside the study of literature, history, or mathematics. In language studies, we learn grammar first. In photography, we must learn visual grammar.
Your gaze at nature
Ansel Adams used to say that photography is not only done with the camera. “You do it with all the images you have seen, with all the books you have read, with all the music you have listened to, and with all the people you have loved”.
Watermark or flea in the eye
I don’t like to see a wonderful photograph and have my gaze fall on that wound; on the fiery mark of the creator, invalidating the visual walk of the person who observes and contemplates. Therefore, I invite you to start your critical thinking, another way of looking.
I give myself permission
I propose a photographic exercise that you can do with any type of camera, including a mobile: I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION.
The importance of looking without a camera
You have often wondered: “Why do my photos not reflect my gaze?” “Why is the photo not exactly what I have seen?” You feel a mismatch between the photograph you thought you would obtain and its final result…
How to create your first photo project
Ismael Nadal The most important component of a camera is behind it. Ansel Adams . Do you dare to start something new? Suppose you are excited to take photos. If you want to develop your creativity to the maximum, express and tell the world something even if you don’t know that. To discover…