In Freeman Patterson's Book, Photography & the art of seeing, he says, "In photography, observing is the first and most important skill we have to learn. Learning to observe requires us to set time aside to "see" familiar things. But, even if we take the time, we may find it difficult to observe carefully because we are tense and preoccupied with other things".
In today's rush hour mentality it is difficult to relax and really see a subject without wanting to hurry up and get the picture taking duty over with so we can move onto the next item on our to do list. This list becomes our safety blanket and a great excuse to why we don't have the time to relax and enjoy the world around us.
These external forces will always be there, always pulling us in so many different directions that we will never be able to truly see our vision and express our selves visually if we don't take a deep breath and still our stormy minds.
The barrier to living a full life, immersed in this world both physically and mentally, is technology. It hinders interaction with the external world, a one on one experience, and thus limits our ability to see relationships that could enhance our image creating insights.
Do we even want to make a connection to the external world? Do we even need the external world?
Technology deceives us into thinking we are interacting with the external world but in reality we are interacting with ourselves thinking we are interacting with others. This interface we communicate through is not a live experience. It is a step removed from the feel and touch of existence. It is like looking at a picture and thinking we have been there done that.
It is closed system of information only, with no real life experience outside your mind. To walk in nature and not see nature is now the mantra of today's cell phone fantasies. Experience now is through a hand held device and not through your whole being. We have removed our first hand experience and filtered life through a technological device without any real connection to the physical world.
We must stop the illusions of living life through a mechanical device and get back to first hand experience with nature and this can only enhance your photographic eye and you will find that your image creations are more personal and expressive of your inner landscape.
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