“Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer—and often the supreme disappointment.” ~Ansel Adams
Landscapes are often some of the hardest for me to photograph. When I was in Austria, there were so many beautiful surroundings, but my camera did not do them justice. It is hard to capture the true experience of landscapes with a camera lens. Another factor is that the photographer gets to experience the view in person. Though the resulting picture might appear breathtaking to others, it does not always remain breath taking to the photographer. The picture could pale in comparison to the real view.
“Photography, as we all know, is not real at all. It is an illusion of reality with which we create our own private world.” Arnold Newman
Pictures taken are always composed. The subjects within them might be acting natural, and even unaware of the camera, but the photographer places them within the frame and decides the moment to snap a picture. The photographer is also able to control the focus of the photo.
“Photography can only represent the present. Once photographed, the subject becomes part of the past.” Berenice Abbott
Even if the subject within the picture is supposed to be set in the future, it was still a place, person, props that sat in a moment of time.
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