Things I've Learned in a Life in Photography

Old Ford pickup in auto graveyard, U.S. 27, Troup County, Georgia. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 One: The Thing Is the Thing The one essential thing without which no photograph can exist is the thing itself -- the subject. As the late, great Bill Jay wrote: This immediate emotional or intellectual response to the subject matter is at the core of photography. Its periphery is the photographer's manipulation of framing, focus, exposure, lighting, and all the other variables, in order that a bland record is invested with depth through the production of an intriguing image.

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