wow that place has changed alot. most of that side of the station was under contruction last year. I like the brown wood color walkway adds warmth to the tall steel and glass buildings
@urban_photography4 күн бұрын
Right, this place has changed a lot. It's a colorful person's perspective to focus on things like the wooden walkway and colors
While I was listening to you and understanding exactly what you wanted to say with this talk, I remembered a particular photo of you (in another video) to which I wrote my interpretation as a comment. Perhaps you remember - it is the photo in which two older ladies had just met on the street and one of them (in the foreground) was wearing a floral dress. That fired up my imagination and the interpretation arose in my head. I remember that I 'wrote' a story about this lady that had to do with the fact that her dress 'imaged' the longing for a garden, which she can no longer have now at this age or for whatever reason. This photo of you is thus anchored in my head, it always remains there as an image and in connection with my story. When I look at photos (or paintings/drawings etc.), it is often the case that I do not just look with my eyes, but with the whole wealth of experience that I have gained over time through engaging with art. I look "behind what is superficially visible". There is this creative game with the opening question: "I see something you don't see". It is sometimes played with children (here in my culture). For example, you say: I see something you don't see and it is red (or green or round or square or whatever). Then the child has to guess which object you are referring to. The other person's strange but personal view is "transformed" into your own, very personal view and reproduced. Even if the result is wrong, it is a game to develop the "view" or to explore the other person's view and compare it with your own. In my opinion, photos should also be viewed in this way, even though the subjects may initially have a purely aesthetic character for the photographer, but which trigger associations in the viewer, allow their own visual experiences to flow in and train and develop the individual eye. I hope it is largely understandable what I wanted to say, because English is not my native language, but I practice it by at least trying to express myself precisely ;-) Thank you for your interesting video with the example pictures! Kind regards モニカ
@urban_photography6 күн бұрын
Yes, the photo of two elderly ladies is indeed a perfect example of an image that easily generates narratives. In fact, I was considering including this photo again in this video. Your ability to see 'beyond what is superficially visible' is proof that you are an artist. Unfortunately, not many people possess this ability. Many only see the surface and think that's all there is to a photograph. That's precisely why I made this video - I wanted people to learn how to view photographs. Thank you, モニカ. I deeply resonated with your thoughts.
Yes, this place offers an exciting opportunity to work creatively with verticals, horizontals and diagonals in order to incorporate them into a photo according to your personal, aesthetic sensibility. The individual person in this picture appears to me to be an equally elementary 'component' of this otherwise deserted futuristic-looking architectural 'landscape' and becomes a welcome eye-catcher for the viewer. In my opinion - as is so often the case in street photography - this 'waiting for a person to come into the picture' is almost indispensable here too. In this way, a narrative level is added to the overall impression, which gives the viewing eye additional scope for interpretation. Thank you for your, as always, interesting explanations! With best wishes モニカ
@urban_photography17 күн бұрын
This time, I included a person to balance the composition.Of course, there's also the secondary effect of creating a narrative. Thank you always for your comments. Hot days are still continuing in Japan.
This photo is an absolute eye-catcher that immediately caught my eye. I could hear the serious message you were trying to convey, but by the end of the video I was smiling more and more because you told the story behind this particular image with a humorous tone. Thank you. Best wishes from afar - モニカ
@urban_photography23 күн бұрын
Thank you, モニカ As usual, I built up the logic to explain the photo. At the end, I added a human touch story that brings a flaw to the perfect logic.
love the whole video including your nice voice, great photos, detailed story of the shooting, especially the stunning “colors” - MONOCHROME 👍🏾👏🏾 🔥. your photos make the real life more real in your own unique style - BRAVO 👍🏾👏🏾🙏🏾😍. p/s - i watched with English subtitle, still feel your passion into the photography - Monochrome photography ❤.
Thanks for the video! I really like hearing your perspective on photography and how you go through your thought process behind what you’re doing - it’s really good to learn from.
@urban_photographyАй бұрын
I'm glad you found it helpful! It's always great to share my thoughts and process with others.