Perhaps you'll better understand Brooks' remark when you've read the article. My understanding is that you are making something more than just a picture of something. You are creating an interpretation of what you see, making something that tells a story, stimulates, excites, provokes thought, as opposed to just a straight document of an object. That you are creating something that, on one level, has something of its own life apart from that of a picture of an object.
Recently someone posted a pic of a wine cork. It was well exposed. It was a wine cork. However, it was nothing more than a pic of a wine cork. Had there been some creative lighting, a more interesting angle, a different exposure, another or different objects on the table, the picture would have been more than just a document. It might have told or alluded to a story of a romantic evening, a broken date, an alcoholic or someone who had drunk too much wine ... Shel > [Original Message] > From: Bob W > > That you are not making a picture of something, but that you > > are MAKING SOMETHING, should be etched into the mind of every > > photographer, > > I don't understand what you mean by this. You are making a picture of > something. That's what photography is. Otherwise, what is the something you > are making?
