Photography as meditation : tap into the source of your creativity / Torsten Andreas Hoffmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoffmann, Torsten Andreas, 1956- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Photography--Psychological aspects.

Photography.

Photography--Philosophy.

Composition (Photography).

Meditation.

Creative ability.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, CA : Rocky Nook, [2014]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

For many people, photography serves as a form of meditation; a way to separate themselves from their stressful lives. In this book, Torsten Andreas Hoffmann explores an approach to artistic photography based on Japanese Zen-Philosophy. Meditation and photography have much in common: both are based in the present moment, both require complete focus, and both are most successful when the mind is free from distracting thoughts. Hoffman shows how meditation can lead to the source of inspiration. Hoffman's impressive images of landscapes, cities, people, and nature, as well as his smart image analysis and suggestions about the artistic process, will help you understand this approach to photography without abandoning the principles of design necessary to achieve great images. Photographing busy scenes, especially, requires an inner calm that enables you to have intuition for the right moment and compose a well-balanced image amidst the chaos. The goal of this book is to develop your photographic expression. It provides enrichment for photographers who believe that only technical mastery produces great images and shows how important it is to engage with your own awareness to act creatively.

Contents:

Thoughts about photography and meditation

What is intriguing about zen philosophy

Zen is not [characters]light[characters]

The practice of zazen

What is mysticism or thought about the absence of God

Eastern and Western thought

File drawers and direct experience

Anecdote

Is photography a life experienced second-hand

Photography as a direct experience

Duality dissolved

Studium and punctum

Impression and expression

What is depth or the secret of the night

Inner and outer landscapes

The alleged objectivity of photography

Basic moods expressed

Representing beauty without being shallow

Photography as a puzzle

Street photography

Creating special magic

Photography as ink paintings

Magic in the detail

Abstractions

What is creativity?

Image design perceived during meditation

Subsequent critical analysis and interpretation

The path to your own style.

Notes:

Online resource; Title from title page (viewed October 14, 2014)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781492016182

1492016187

9781492016212

1492016217

9781937538538

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9781492016229

1492016225