I vividly recall avidly reading Ansel Adams and Edward Weston, savoring every idea, every concept, every technique they discussed. I guess I’m a zone system kind of guy at heart.
One thing they both said that baffled me were their comments on previsualization. Seeing the final image in one’s mind’s eye before snapping the shutter was beyond my ability. Boy, was that ever intimidating.
Well, umpteen years and thousands of photographs later I still feel challenged by the notion of previsualization. But I think I may be getting a glimmer of a hint.