Photo Ninja

Studying the art of Photo Fu, or the darker side of Photojitsu is a lifetime's devotion. But it can be begun at any step. Once begun upon the path, there is no turning back, total commitment.

Welcome to that which is the path.

Photo Fu, the art of Zen photography or to the untrained eye, the act of getting amazingly lucky by snapping off pictures with little to no attention.

Walk the path amidst the multitudes that roam the earth, with your camera in hand, you get into the flow and press the shutter.

[click]

It's a picture, but you aren't really sure of what, as the camera was pointed backwards at thigh level at the time.

[click]

Yes, the shutter triggered, but did you catch what you think you caught? No way to be sure since you aren't looking now and weren't looking then.

[click]

You looked at what you were shooting, but not with the camera, it was just a casual wrist turn in that direction, long enough to fire off a shot as you were walking along.

Yes, this is the path.
It can have surprising results, it can have expected results, it can have - pavement blur...

The novice must not lose heart. Blur, pavement, empty sky, out of focus somethings... all these exist in the path of the true zen flow. Keep walking, focus without looking, aim without aiming, shoot without seeing. Because you do look, you do aim, and you do see. See with your hand, see with your fingers. Let the camera extend into your being and shoot.

Be one with the camera, the shot...
... may the photo fu be with you.

- Disclaimer -

Not to be tried by the non-digital wielding photo ninja out there, too damn expensive it would be.

Posted by hugin at Agosto 24, 2003 09:33 PM