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I have not read the article yet but it has reminded me that I am continually underwhelmed when I try to capture a scene with my camera. The essence of the scen
by hotsauceror 3y ago
I have not read the article yet but it has reminded me that I am continually underwhelmed when I try to capture a scene with my camera. The essence of the scene never seems to get conveyed accurately - everything seems 'flat'. Clouds, certain sunsets, and water with waves on it are continual sources of disappointment. Everything seems smaller, flatter; less, I don't know, magnificent? The photos seem to have less 'depth', maybe it is something to do with sensitivity to subtle variations in light.
I am no professional, just some guy with his iPhone. But what comes out of that iPhone, doesn't really seem to compare with what goes into it.
- mgoetzke 3y agoIt does depend on experience doing that and skill-level, thats for sure, but I have fantastic photos of the time since my oldest daughter was born until now, and i wouldn't miss it for the world.
- hotsauceror 3y agoYeah, people certainly. I wouldn't trade my pictures of my kid for anything. I was thinking more as 'photography as an experience log' being sort of underwhelming. I probably bring more emotion to it when I see pictures of my kid, no matter how indifferently photographed, and that fills in what my lack of skill doesn't when I photograph nature.
- Al-Khwarizmi 3y agoNot an expert in photography but I think phone cameras are more optimized for portraits than for long-distance landscape photography. You probably need specialized equipment for that not to be underwhelming. It's easier when you are e.g. inside a forest and take a photo, those can be really good if the light is right and the phone is decent, but panoramic photos from afar, not so much.