Thursday, August 2, 2007

Photography, teacher and tool

Any tool that helps you express yourself is an addition to your palette.
It was only two years ago when when I first picked up a camera. I was sharing my studio with a friend of mine, who taught me the basics of photography, I was only interested in using the camera for documenting my paintings at first, but soon the camera proofed to be a real addition. I noticed that the camera was a great sketching tool, capturing light, contrast, movement, composition, subtle muscle tension and split second moments. The images observed through the lens became teacher and friend. I now use the camera as I would use a piece of charcoal sketching, taking notes, fragments that form the basis of a story.

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