theartofphotography.tv So today by request - I'm going to do talk about the Decisive Moment. For those not in the know, "the Decisive Moment" is a phrase attributed to the great French photojournalist, Henri Cartier-Bresson. Bresson defined this as a photographer's intuitive ability to understand the precise moment of clicking the shutter when all elements are perfectly in place. The most perfect image can only be made at this "decisive moment". I love Cartier-Bresson - he's a huge influence on me. I have some thoughts about what exactly this meant that I want to share with you in this episode. This is largely opinion and we might not agree, but I really feel like what he meant by this has been distorted and turned to myth by photographers and photography fans that have put the Cartier-Bresson legacy on a pedestal. From Henri himself www.youtube.com The two photographers I'm contrasting in this talk art Bresson and Robert Frank who couldn't be more opposite in the style of their work. But I like to talk about them together because I believe both had "decisive moments" that meant different things to them. en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org Don't for get to get on the Art of Photography mailing list! theartofphotography.tv
Episode 94 :: The Decisive Moment - Part 1
Posted Friday, December 14, 2012 in Decisive, Episode, Moment by Amanda Ouellette
Episode 94 :: The Decisive Moment - Part 1 Tube. Duration : 19.35 Mins.
theartofphotography.tv So today by request - I'm going to do talk about the Decisive Moment. For those not in the know, "the Decisive Moment" is a phrase attributed to the great French photojournalist, Henri Cartier-Bresson. Bresson defined this as a photographer's intuitive ability to understand the precise moment of clicking the shutter when all elements are perfectly in place. The most perfect image can only be made at this "decisive moment". I love Cartier-Bresson - he's a huge influence on me. I have some thoughts about what exactly this meant that I want to share with you in this episode. This is largely opinion and we might not agree, but I really feel like what he meant by this has been distorted and turned to myth by photographers and photography fans that have put the Cartier-Bresson legacy on a pedestal. From Henri himself www.youtube.com The two photographers I'm contrasting in this talk art Bresson and Robert Frank who couldn't be more opposite in the style of their work. But I like to talk about them together because I believe both had "decisive moments" that meant different things to them. en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org Don't for get to get on the Art of Photography mailing list! theartofphotography.tv
theartofphotography.tv So today by request - I'm going to do talk about the Decisive Moment. For those not in the know, "the Decisive Moment" is a phrase attributed to the great French photojournalist, Henri Cartier-Bresson. Bresson defined this as a photographer's intuitive ability to understand the precise moment of clicking the shutter when all elements are perfectly in place. The most perfect image can only be made at this "decisive moment". I love Cartier-Bresson - he's a huge influence on me. I have some thoughts about what exactly this meant that I want to share with you in this episode. This is largely opinion and we might not agree, but I really feel like what he meant by this has been distorted and turned to myth by photographers and photography fans that have put the Cartier-Bresson legacy on a pedestal. From Henri himself www.youtube.com The two photographers I'm contrasting in this talk art Bresson and Robert Frank who couldn't be more opposite in the style of their work. But I like to talk about them together because I believe both had "decisive moments" that meant different things to them. en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org Don't for get to get on the Art of Photography mailing list! theartofphotography.tv
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