These days I went for many long walks and I decided to experiment with the camera. And suddenly the world looked different.
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| Ph.: Katarina Peterke |
The eye only waits to discover a scene, a moment, an object, which would look good on a photograph. Earlier I liked to save my impressions in my mind...at least I said so, what do I need the photos for, I will have my memories. Now I must admit, that it was laziness. When I saw something nice, I just thought "oh, the time it will take to take out the camera, to find the ideal position, to take a few pictures just to be sure one of them will turn out as it should - better to observe the scene a bit longer instead". I realize, better later than never, that the camera is a medium between the real world and our mind. If I don´t use the AUTO-mode, I can modify what I see in the way I would like to see it. Well, that´s not a great discovery. But I guess that most of the people just forget that other than AUTO-mode exists. Especially nowadays, when everything must be fast, automatic and as simple as possible. But modifying the images takes just a few seconds of pressing the right buttons and has such a great effect. What I enjoyed most was that I was not taking the pictures that are now so dear to me on a trip, in an exciting, far-away country, but at home, in my beloved city Novi Sad.
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| Ph.: Katarina Peterke |
It is a truth, that we become blind to the beauty that lies in the place we live in. We walk past a beautiful park every day and we just don´t see it anymore. The only thing we see maybe is the garbage thrown behind that bush on the lawn, just a perfect opportunity to get furious about the boorishness of our fellow citizens (something that seems to be an indispensable everyday activity to many). The camera teaches us to rediscover the beauty around us, to use our phantasy to create the perfect light, colour and scenery.
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| Ph.: Katarina Peterke |
And now, with digital photography, you don´t even have to wait until you see the outcome (a huuuuge advantage for impatient people like me). I couldn´t believe what I could make of ordinary images only with the smallest portion of image editing. My pictures suddenly felt like travelling through time and space.
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| Ph.: Katarina Peterke |
The long and the short of it: Long live digital photography!
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| Ph.: Katarina Peterke |
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