{"id":3083,"date":"2010-11-15T08:43:05","date_gmt":"2010-11-15T13:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mohonkimages.com\/journal\/2010\/11\/snapshot\/"},"modified":"2010-11-15T08:43:05","modified_gmt":"2010-11-15T13:43:05","slug":"snapshot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mohonkimages.com\/journal\/2010\/11\/snapshot\/","title":{"rendered":"Snapshot"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I see well-composed, sharp photographs, let's say in a travel magazine or at a camera club, I think of Ansel Adams' comments that he had: "…seen a lot of sharp photos and fuzzy concepts."  "Snapshot" is the term that comes to mind: an image that does no more or less than document what happened to be in front of a camera lens at the time.<\/p>\n

I had a conversation at the gallery this past week with a couple who were admiring the images and commenting on the reality of each image capture \u2013 namely how easy it was to view the photos and forget that the photographer \u2013 me \u2013 was present at each scene \u2013 winter and summer, early and late \u2013 and got to experience the entire scene, not just a visual representation of it.<\/p>\n

Though they are right about that, of course, I then suggested to them that, once the photograph is made, printed, displayed and acquired, it may take on iconic qualities that move the image beyond the "snapshot" Adams spoke of and transcend the reality of the experience.  To my way of thinking, that is actually what I am hoping for when I photograph.<\/p>\n

After some time passes and an image has been on display or available at the gallery, it seems to me the qualities that make some images appear more evocative than others have little to do with the actual scene itself, or even the photographer.  They become a presence in their own right – just as real as the "reality" from which they were plucked.  <\/p>\n

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