How do you “SEE” things?

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Being a good photographer is all about the way you see things. Not only seeing but you must possess the ability to visualize something as a photographer to go a step further. Seeing and visualizing is not the same thing. We all see things. That’s one ability we posses. But different individuals see a same thing differently. It could be the angle, the way we compose it in our mind from the place from we are and the distance. But the vision comes bundled with many goodies. Its created with our past experiences, the things we have seeing before and the memories crawling under our blanket called life and living it. There for the vision will require more attention than seeing something. More experience and memories you have in life more different you may see something than others. This is called getting mature by some. As a photographer you should get mature as well.

Earlier I used to see a tree for its natural nature. I just wanted to find a clear view of it and snap. I never cared what’s behind it or any distracting people walking about or wires above. But later on I realized that any tree cannot be an artistic element for a photograph. The beauty of it as a photograph could be completely different than what I may see it in the real location with my naked eye. Then I started to visualize. I visualize how it will look when I remove all the distractions. I visualize how will it be in the provided light condition and how will it come out after I post process it. Adding or removing colors and giving it a more dramatic look using HDR etc. Then the whole place starts to change in front of my eyes. I click the shutter button and post process the shot several times in my mind before I click the real picture on my camera. If I feel like this shot is worth I take it. Or I will return on a different time when the light,mood and the atmosphere is ideal for a photo.

Visualizing has given me space and advantage to do what I do with confidence and do it better most of the time.

Enhance and embrace the power of seeing and visualizing. More great opportunities awaits your lens….

Photograph:  Priyantha Bandara Location: Sithulpahuwa - Sri Lanka