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Juliette Mansour's avatar

We are kindred spirits... I'm looking at this exact process in a different way. Challenging myself to understand what works for me and what doesn't. Important for newbies especially. Love it!

Laura Register's avatar

Great information and explanation! I look forward to putting this into practice

Marcel Borgstijn's avatar

Cool, let me know how this works out for you.

søren k. harbel's avatar

Very good, Marcel! Time and practice, practice and time….

Sarah Farley's avatar

Love this explanation. I’m a writer rather than a photographer but this is how I try and look at things when I walk for inspiration. Great post 💚

Marcel Borgstijn's avatar

Yes, paying attention to the world around you, really paying attention, is a perfect way for some unexpected inspiration.

Kevin Hansen's avatar

Interesting. I know I switch back and forth constantly, between big and small views, looking for photos. And I know I can see both at the same time when framing a shot - placing the subject in the background. I wonder how deep that goes, though.

Lin Gregory's avatar

You've explained this so well Marcel - it all makes very good sense and that's a great little exercise to tune our vision.

without force or haste's avatar

Interesting Marcel. I sometimes think of this in terms of aspect seeing. You either see the duck or you see the rabbit (the duck/rabbit gestalt picture) but not both together at the same instant. Some people only ever see one, but not the other.

Paul Jenkin's avatar

A difficult, yet essential, skill to master, Marcel. The ways in which we interact with the world are speeding up - which leaves us less and less time to engage and join the dots. I think the currently used term is "mindfulness".

Marcel Borgstijn's avatar

Yes Paul, indeed. Mindfulness is something very valuable. Always was and now even more.