An ode to great photographers
Thank you to the photographers who taught me to capture the main event.
Thank you to the photographers who taught me to look for the details.
Thank you to the photographers who taught me to look down.
Thank you to the photographers who taught me to look for juxtapositions.
Thank you to the photographers who taught me to look for love.
Thank you to the photographers who taught me to get down on my belly and get into the mud.
Thank you to Flickr for making such a killer community of people who help inspire other photographers. Thank you to Canon for making a tool that is amazing.
Hope you are having a glorious evening, just like this one. All these shots were made tonight with a Canon 5D on my evening walk.
Don’t miss our next photowalking with the National Geographic at Stanford University where you’ll learn some of these lessons yourself. You’re invited! Tom Seligman (Director of the Cantor Art Museum) has confirmed his participation in the photowalk.
Marc Levoy will be there, too. He is a CS/EE professor who has been doing some amazing work in the areas of photography and imaging.
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September 22nd, 2007 at 10:38 pm
I really hope all those who taught you all of that, feel honoured with this thrilling images. They should be.
September 22nd, 2007 at 10:45 pm
I’ll start with Paul Sakuma. He works for the Associated Press. He gave me his Nikon F2, which I still treasure to this day.
But this really is due to all my teachers, most importantly, Mr. Browning, who was my photo teacher at Prospect High School back in 1982 and 83. Ahh, I still remember that smell of Dektol.
September 22nd, 2007 at 11:32 pm
Those are some fantastic pictures!!!
September 22nd, 2007 at 11:48 pm
You’ve learned some valuable things, and it shows in your photos. Congratulations!
I’ve created an eBook of the things photography’s taught me, about taking pictures and life itself, and put it in my public folder on SkyDrive. If you’re in the mood sometime, you can take a look. I’m not Thomas Hawk, but some folks have told me it’s worthwhile reading and they enjoy it though they didn’t expect to.
Here it is if you’re interested:
http://cid-98e9b6e7c46e3fbd.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Public/Things%20I%7C4ve%20Learned%20From%20Photography.pdf
September 23rd, 2007 at 12:02 am
Cool pics. I once lived in Half Moon Bay. I love the Distillary.
Ryan
http://mofata.blogspot.com/
September 23rd, 2007 at 7:28 am
Robert — very nice pics, and IMHO a much better post than hey check out who I’m friends with on facebook.
The juxtapositions one especially is beautiful.
September 23rd, 2007 at 9:37 am
http://blogoscoped.com/forum/105807.html
Look at this collection - they are a little saturated, but captivating none the less
September 23rd, 2007 at 12:21 pm
That’s the thing about great photographers - they “see” things in a different way - different than one normally looks at things and by doing so they extend your own vision.
September 23rd, 2007 at 1:18 pm
One of your best posts ever. Great pictures. Looks like you had a helluva walk.
September 23rd, 2007 at 6:03 pm
Very nice photos!
September 23rd, 2007 at 11:41 pm
Hey Scoble … I relate to all your feelings! and I think this is one of the best post I have read from you in sometime! coming from the heart ;P
September 24th, 2007 at 5:28 am
Great shots! I would say you have learned well.
September 26th, 2007 at 9:04 am
I think these are awesome! I love my 5D and flickr too. You’ve inspired me to try and remember to take more environmental shots. Thanks for sharing yours!
September 27th, 2007 at 11:42 am
What a great post and what fantastic pictures.
My son, Adam has recently finished college where he studied Photography and Website Design, he is 21 and has just started as a professional photographer, he uses a Nikon D80 and features on Flickr, he has also designed and created quite a few websites, including his own website, the city’s theatre website and of course my website.
I will email this post to him, he will be thrilled.
Again, thank you for the great post and thank you for helping me to find a way of motivating my son.
September 27th, 2007 at 10:00 pm
Now all you need is a photographer to teach you about lighting and exposure and you’re well on your way.
September 29th, 2007 at 12:07 am
Nice photos Robert - I specifically like the “details”, “juxtapositions” and “love” ones.
September 29th, 2007 at 6:01 am
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