Dec 16 2008
On Creativity
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is know which ones to keep.
Scott Adams
This quote may strike you as silly at first. But think about it. If you set out to play with your materials and allow your creative spirit to come forth, you can plan on making plenty of “mistakes”. There will be semi-finished products which are destined, sooner or later, for the trash.
When I shoot a roll of film in still life photography, a roll of 24 exposures might yield three good pictures and one really great photo. The constant rearranging of the subject matter, changing of the lighting and camera angle allow the creativity to work. While the film is being developed I always tHave he feeling that a certain shot will be really great.
And while there usually is something that is worth enlarging and framing, often it is not the shot I expected. The lighting might be off, the camera position might be to ordinary, many things can make for a less than perfect shot.
So, go to work, or should I say play, as that is what I advocate - playing with your materials. Find out what your creativity can do for you.
