What is Photography
This NYC Foto Safari blog will help us share our passion for photography with each other. To me, photography is about the vision – not the equipment. A great photograph conveys a feeling; a mood; a story; a perspective. The equipment we use are the tools that will capture what we want to convey. Yes, it’s wonderful to have a Leica with a 50 mm sumacron lens, but the camera isn’t taking the photography – you are. And it’s what you see in your head that counts. My dad was a wonderful photographer – John H. Popper. And he taught me that the camera should be an extension of my hands. I shouldn’t have to think about where the controls are, I should know. I remember he would sit up at night practicing with his cameras with his eyes closed, so he would automatically know where everything was. If you want to read a little about him you can go to mostcool.net.