I’ve never been a big fan of studio photography. There’s something about the whole process of taking pictures that just makes me feel weird. The idea that I have to take a picture and then look at it 24/7, no matter how good I feel about it, is a little too much. Of course, this is all about me. I’m the one who wants to be a photographer.
The reason this is so difficult is that I think photography is essentially an art, and the way we view our art is through a lens, and to see something in a way that isn’t purely visually is difficult. It’s not the technical part that’s difficult, it’s the way we want to experience it. For the most part people are visual creatures, and the way they experience things is through the lens.
I feel that the way I look at photography has changed a lot since I was a kid. Growing up, I was pretty content with how I took pictures. I could look through a lens and see exactly what it was I was pointing at. I was rarely bothered by having to look through a lens. I just wanted to see the subject, the subject was the only thing I cared about so if I had to look through a lens I would put it back in the closet and forget about it.
Not so in our digital age. When we use our cameras to take pictures it’s not the same feeling. Sometimes when a picture is taken we don’t even stop to look at the camera. We’re just moving in the moment. So when we take photos of ourselves, we might be thinking about what we’re thinking about, we may be thinking about what we want to show and we are actually moving our brains somewhere else.
It’s all about the camera, but that doesn’t mean we’re not thinking about other things that are happening in the picture. When you’re in a frame of mind, you are not just focusing on the camera, you are focusing on what you want the picture to look like.
The camera and the brain are synonyms. Our brains don’t simply “see” the world around us, they interpret the world to be something else. We are constantly in a frame of mind that asks, “What is this image supposed to show me?” And we’re always trying to decide what the picture is supposed to show us. The camera, by contrast, is like a window through which we can look out of our own heads.
The difference between a camera and a window is that a camera will let you see what you want. A window will let you see what you want too. A camera can only see what the rest of the world is seeing, a window can see what you want to see. You can’t have one without the other.
That’s why photos are a very important part of the art and photography world. They’re like the window through which we can look out of our own heads. In fact, you can use that window to create your very own photo.
You can use the window to create your very own photo. This is because there is almost always a window in your head. So while you have to think about what you want to see, you have to look out the window before you can see what you want to see. This is what meditative photography is all about. You know what you want to see. You can then take a photo that reflects that.
In meditative photography we use our own thoughts to create a picture. We get down on our hands and knees and look through the window looking back out at ourselves. We create a picture of ourselves, and then we can share it with others if we want to. While I don’t know of anyone who has actually tried this for real, meditative photography seems like the perfect way to capture your own thoughts.