Every Sunday, I contact photographers previously featured on PHOTOSNACK and ask them to send me their spontaneous thoughts, observations, reflections, or advice.
Today, I am sharing the message I received from Neal Slavin.
Neal Slavin
Being a photographer is akin to training like an athlete. You must use your entire body, all muscles, all nerves, and mental acuity to understand yourself and the environment around you.
For the photographer, it means a lot to understand or at least be aware of the other artistic disciplines: music, painting, poetry, etc. This awareness will allow for the three musts in a photograph, as I call them: Motive, Story, and Integrity.
Motive is the intent of the picture, Story is the journey or narrative the viewer takes when looking at your picture, and Integrity is the rigorous degree of honesty the photographer took to make the picture in the first place.
While the camera is very important, it is the least important part of the process!
Neal Slavin was featured in PHOTOSNACK #402.
Sunday Editions connect you with photographers whose work you previously explored through PHOTOSNACK.
I want to reveal some authentic parts of the people behind the cameras.
I don't ask them any specific questions. I ask them to share whatever comes to mind when they think about YOU, the newsletter readers.
It makes their responses genuine and personal.
I hope you enjoyed today's Sunday Edition.
Until next time,
Tomasz