And other musings on Cangiante, Sfumato, and Unione
There was a disagreement and ensuing standoff on what my priorities should be at the morning staff meeting.
This young lady has become an integral part of our operation. She’s a great distraction when Im trying hard to get retouching done and she is so friendly that we need to put her up in her Mom’s room during sessions. With all of that, she is a great model.
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I stand still or move slowly, feeling things like the impulse of shapes, the direction of lines, the quality of surfaces. I frame with my eye (sometimes with my hands) as the ground glass would frame. Nothing that one could reasonably call thinking is taking place at this stage. The condition is total absorption; the decision (a picture!) is spontaneous. – Aaron Siskind, 1955