Photographic Experience: Learning and practicing photography while practicing and using English. • Teacher: Victor Athayde • Yázigi Limeira – July, 12th and 19th, 2014
Text of Photography Experience
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A n s e l A d a m s ( F e b . 2 0 1 9 0 2 A p r. 2 2 , 1 9 8 4
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n e s o f t h e G o l d e n G a t e . W h e n A d a m s w a s o n l
y f o u r, a n a f t e r s h o c k o f t h e g re a t e a r t h q u
a k e a n d f i re o f 1 9 0 6 t h re w h i m t o t h e g ro u n d
a n d b a d l y b ro k e h i s n o s e , d i s t i n c t l y m a r
k i n g h i m f o r l i f e . N a t u r a l s h y n e s s a n d a c
e r t a i n i n t e n s i t y o f g e n i u s , c o u p l e d w i t
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e v a r i o u s s c h o o l s t o w h i c h h i s p a re n t s s e
n t h i m . A s a re s u l t , h i s f a t h e r a n d a u n t t u
t o re d h i m a t h o m e . ! T h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t r e
s u l t o f A d a m s s s o m e w h a t s o l i t a r y a n d u n m
i s t a k a b l y d i ff e re n t c h i l d h o o d w a s t h e j o
y t h a t h e f o u n d i n n a t u re , a s e v i d e n c e d b y
h i s t a k i n g l o n g w a l k s i n t h e s t i l l - w i l d
re a c h e s o f t h e G o l d e n G a t e . ! W h e n A d a m s w
a s t w e l v e h e t a u g h t h i m s e l f t o p l a y t h e p i
a n o a n d r e a d m u s i c . S o o n h e w a s t a k i n g l e s
s o n s . F o r t h e n e x t d o z e n y e a r s t h e p i a n o w
a s A d a m s s p r i m a r y o c c u p a t i o n a n d , b y 1 9 2
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n e , a n d s t r u c t u re t o h i s f r u s t r a t i n g a n d
e r r a t i c y o u t h . A N S E L A D A M S h t t p : / / w w w.
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H O L D J U S T A S M U C H A S W E P U T I N T O I T, A N D N O O
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I T I E S O F T H E M E D I U M .
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I N K I Q U I T E O B V I O U S LY S E E I N M Y M I N D ' S E Y E
S O M E T H I N G T H AT I S N O T L I T E R A L LY T H E R E I N T
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and lens Light Diaphragm Pupil/Iris Image Sensor Retina L E T ' S C
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L E T ' S C O M PA R E O U R E Y E S W I T H O U R C A M E R A
lenses mirror Function Camera Eye Protection Focus UV filter and
lens Cornea and lens Light Diaphragm Pupil/Iris Image Sensor
Retina
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R U L E O F T H I R D S The rule of thirds is a guideline which
applies to the process of composing visual images such as designs,
films, paintings, and photographs. The guideline proposes that an
image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two
equally spaced horizontal lines and two equally spaced vertical
lines, and that important compositional elements should be placed
along these lines or their intersections. Proponents of the
technique claim that aligning a subject with these points creates
more tension, energy and interest in the composition than simply
centring the subject would.
H e n r i C a r t i e r - B r e s s o n ( A u g u s t 2 2 , 1 9
0 8 A u g u s t 3 , 2 0 0 4 ) w a s a F r e n c h p h o t o g r a p
h e r c o n s i d e r e d t o b e t h e p h o t o j o u r n a l i s
m s f a t h e r. H e w a s a n e a r l y a d o p t e r o f 3 5 m m
f o r m a t , a n d t h e m a s t e r o f c a n d i d p h o t o g r
a p h y. H e h e l p e d d e v e l o p t h e s t r e e t p h o t o
g r a p h y o r l i f e re p o r t a g e s t y l e t h a t w a s c
o i n e d T h e D e c i s i v e M o m e n t t h a t h a s i n f l u
e n c e d g e n e r a t i o n s o f p h o t o g r a p h e r s w h o
f o l l o w e d . H E N R I C A R T I E R - B R E S S O N h t t p :
/ / w w w. h e n r i c a r t i e r b re s s o n . o rg /
I T I S A N I L L U S I O N T H AT P H O T O S A R E M A D E W
I T H T H E C A M E R A T H E Y A R E M A D E W I T H T H E E Y E ,
H E A R T A N D H E A D .
W H I L E W E R E W O R K I N G , W E M U S T B E C O N S C I O
U S O F W H AT W E R E D O I N G .
T O M E , P H O T O G R A P H Y I S T H E S I M U LTA N E O U S
R E C O G N I T I O N , I N A F R A C T I O N O F A S E C O N D , O
F T H E S I G N I F I C A N C E O F A N E V E N T.
P H O T O G R A P H Y I S A N I M M E D I AT E R E A C T I O N
, D R A W I N G I S A M E D I TAT I O N . P h i l i p p e H a l s m
a n : D a l i A t o m i c u s , 1 9 4 8
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N D N E A R C O M P L E T E E X H A U S T I O N - O N LY T H E C AT
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A . B O T H T E C H N I C A L LY A N D P H I L O S O P H I C A L LY
I A M R E A D Y T O D E LV E E V E N D E E P E R I N T O M Y FAV O
R I T E T H E M E : H U M A N I T Y ' S R E L AT I O N S H I P T O
T H E E T E R N A L . R O N F R I C K E A M E R I C A N F I L M D I
R E C T O R A N D C I N E M A T O G R A P H E R , M A S T E R O F T
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