An unexpected by-product of photography

[Fabio Ruffet]

Hi guys,

very new to this forum though I've been passively following it for a while

I only started shooting recently, less than a year ago, after the acquisition of a Fuji X100. This led me quickly after to an M film camera and literally have been hooked onto it, printing in the darkroom etc.

Anyway my questions is about, don't you find you see the world differently once you have 'a photographer' mindset?

I mean, I now appreciate more landscapes, buildings and people more, always thinking what a great shot this or that could be. It is as if a veil comes down and things look better/more interesting


Does that happen to you?

Here are some of my pics taken to date that hopefully articulate this thought in a more visual way!

http://fabioruffet.tumblr.com/

 

[jsrockit]

Yes, this can't help but happen unless you just can't learn to see.

 

[zauhar]

Hi guys,

very new to this forum though I've been passively following it for a while

I only started shooting recently, less than a year ago, after the acquisition of a Fuji X100. This led me quickly after to an M film camera and literally have been hooked onto it, printing in the darkroom etc.

Anyway my questions is about, don't you find you see the world differently once you have 'a photographer' mindset?

I mean, I now appreciate more landscapes, buildings and people more, always thinking what a great shot this or that could be. It is as if a veil comes down and things look better/more interesting


Does that happen to you?

Here are some of my pics taken to date that hopefully articulate this thought in a more visual way!

http://fabioruffet.tumblr.com/

Yes, since I started shooting seriously I am always looking for an angle, an interesting juxtaposition, unusual person or scene on the street, etc.

Like you, I fell hook, line and sinker, processing and printing too.

Wait till you start having photography dreams all night, then you will know the pathology has completely taken hold. ;-)

Randy

 

[Muggins]

There's other unexpected benefits of photography - I had to laugh the first time I ever used this stuff in the lab (beware pdf if you have a slow connection): http://www.synthesisgene.com/tools/Kod.pdf

I wonder who discovered that?😛 My guess is they were looking for critters that would survive in hot waste water and could be used for waste processing.

Adrian

 

[gns]

Hi guys,
...don't you find you see the world differently once you have 'a photographer' mindset?http://fabioruffet.tumblr.com/

Yes, but maybe it's more of a curse than a benefit. Always seeing things from the perspective of what might make a good picture rather than just seeing. I've given up photography a couple of times and can tell you, it takes a long time for that to go away.

Gary

 

[nikon_sam]

I believe I was born with that "Mindset" you're talking about or it came at a very early age for me...and with that I'll say that I thought that everyone saw "The Shot"...
Many years ago we were working in Chicago...we were leaving a restaurant when one of my co-workers asked..."Okay, where's the picture...how would you frame the shot...where is it...???"
I didn't understand the question at first but then realized that he didn't/couldn't see/frame the picture before us...I always thought everyone could frame or compose a photograph...

 

[shadowfox]

Does that happen to you?

Here are some of my pics taken to date that hopefully articulate this thought in a more visual way!

http://fabioruffet.tumblr.com/

Definitely!

I walked past so many things that I *now* would stop and take a picture of.

I like your Velvia shots in Japan.

 

[Richard G]

Welcome Fabio. I look forward to seeing your pictures. Your observation clearly resonates here. Manuel Alvarez Bravo said something like this: "I was a photographer for many years before I first held a camera." Some need the camera first and for others even that is not enough.

 

[Richard G]

Saw the pictures. Lovely colour. The black and white of your favourite street in London has my favourite car parked there, the Citroen SM.

 

[John Bragg]

Hi Fabio.
Welcome to Rangefinder Forum. You have a good eye for a picture. I found the best medicine for the seeing pictires everywhere gene is to always carry a compact camera. Doesnt have to cost a fortune either. 1990s Olympus Mju designs are perfect for this. I always have one on me these days.

 

[Fabio Ruffet]

Many thanks Richard and John. it will take me a long while to get where I want to be but you know what? the journey rocks!

 

[mfogiel]

You are just at the beginning of this illness, welcome aboard !😀

 

[dee]

A camera has been a God send for me , in that ASD makes it difficult to ' filter out ' what is incoming .
Through using a camera , I have been able to be outside whatever is going on socially , and tend to ' see ' a bit like tunnel vision around about 50mm in 35mm terms . A wierd effect is that small things can become magnified from the intensity of detail , such as a kerb stone suddenly becoming a granite cliff !
I am always looking out for a composition even without a camera .

 

[Haigh]

I particularly enjoyed the b&w's.