Last week I published a post in which I presented a photographic situation and solicited input on what decisions might go into getting the shot. The situation was to photograph the interior of the beautiful Cologne Cathedral in Germany. Here’s a link to the post.
Getting the Shot – Cologne Cathedral
In this post I’d like to share what was going through my mind as I prepared to push the shutter. For starters, here’s the final photograph (click the photograph to enlarge it).
Cologne Cathedral
You may recall from the original post that I spoke of two things that go into every work of art – the artists Creative Vocabulary and the Interpretive Decisions he or she makes.
In this instance, which focused on the technical aspects of getting the shot, the Creative Vocabulary consists of the capabilities of the camera and the knowledge to use them. The Interpretive Decisions are those decisions made in the moments that lead up to the instant the shutter is pressed. So let’s step through what was going through my mind as I prepared to capture this image.
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