An interesting discussion on how photography connects us.

Very nice lecture indeed. Thanks for sharing it. The statement "photography connects us" fits particularly well in a photography forum, doesn't it?
 
Peter: I wish there was an ability to tie some RFF members down and make them watch this so they could realize what photography was really all about. They may still huddle to talk about lens character, boken, and light falloff but at least they would understand the folks actually doing photography.

peterm1 said:
An interesting discvussion by the photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin on TED about how photography connects us.

http://www.ted.com/talks/david_griffin_on_how_photography_connects.html
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Bob Michaels said:
Peter: I wish there was an ability to tie some RFF members down and make them watch this so they could realize what photography was really all about. They may still huddle to talk about lens character, boken, and light falloff but at least they would understand the folks actually doing photography.
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Bob I so agree with you. We obsess about the technology and forget about how it should be used. (I can be the same sometimes.) But I am learning. In the film camera days because there was so much effort associated with getting images developed etc I often tended to get my camera out and polish it and fiddle with it, but too seldom actually went and took good photos. In one sense at least digital has liberated me a bit and also allowd me to learn the "game" more quickly. I now actually try to make images that have an emotional element to them - even if its only that they are "attactive" rather than just taking experimental bokeh shots and such like.
 
peterm1 said:
Bob I so agree with you. We obsess about the technology and forget about how it should be used. (I can be the same sometimes.) But I am learning. In the film camera days because there was so much effort associated with getting images developed etc I often tended to get my camera out and polish it and fiddle with it, but too seldom actually went and took good photos. In one sense at least digital has liberated me a bit and also allowd me to learn the "game" more quickly. I now actually try to make images that have an emotional element to them - even if its only that they are "attactive" rather than just taking experimental bokeh shots and such like.
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I agree too
 
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