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| Art Wolfe |
If you don't know who Art Wolfe is, please take some time to visit his website (www.artwolfe.com) and see the spectacular images he produces. They are truly inspiring. He also has a TV show called Travels to the Edge which airs on PBS, so check your local listings and watch.
The seminar was an all day session where Art Wolfe took us through his beginnings and his source of inspiration and dissected photography into his basic constituents of composition, light, and having an emotional impact. Art Wolfe's inspiration comes from the great painters through time; Seurat, Picasso, Dali, M.C.Escher, Matisse, Pollock, and many others. There wasn't a single focus on one type of photography, such as nature, wildlife, landscape, portrait, etc. Instead Art Wolfe looks at photography as a whole and explains what he finds as the necessary elements needed to create beautiful images. He emphasized the usage of framing by the great painters and how great photography benefits from the same application with composition. He detailed out his own top ten list of photography "don'ts" and then spoke about some technical aspects such as depth of field, focus, shutter speed, and gear.
We took copious notes and walked away with a great sense of respect and inspiration. One day we hope to meet Art Wolfe again, perhaps on a workshop, and learn even more from him. Until then, here are just a couple of quotes that we took away from the seminar:
Surround yourself with your art. Print and hang your images in your home. Make your home a place that comforts you and encourages and inspires your art.
If you only spend a second looking at an image, then I've failed you as a photographer in creating a great photograph because I didn't make a connection with you.
When you let go of the literal and find the abstract the magic will happen.
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