A Sense of Place: Let's Study and Share!
Jan 19, 2016 12:10:31 #
Have you ever felt that connection that makes a place special and unique? That feeling where you are a part of the moment when shooting an image? Its called A Sense Of Place and we want to talk about how you establish it in your photography.
A sense of place expresses the essential character and spirit of a locationwhat makes it special or unique, such as its cultural or natural identity. It is a moment in time captured in an image where the viewer can sense being there... JIM CLARK
PHIL DOUGLIS suggests, No single image can usually do this job by itself. To offer a true sense of place, we need to present a number of expressive images about that place, grouping them together as a photographic essay, a picture story, or a series of sequential images. Hopefully, when we have absorbed the meaning of them all, we will feel as if we can grasp the nature of that place.
Help us pursue this concept by sharing your own thoughts, resources, and images. I'll post examples so you can get the idea.
WHAT TO SUBMIT: In a separate thread, please post a set of 3-4 related images that illustrate your own Sense of Place with a location you know well or felt a personal connection to. We hope youll resist the temptation to include well-known iconic subjects, and instead choose more uncommon or intimate views that spoke to your deeper experience of the location. Please keep any descriptions brief and let your images tell the story. (If you need to add an extra image or two, it's OK, but if you add too many, you may dilute your feedback). Don't reply to this thread with your images; use this thread to ask questions about the concept, make comments/suggestions, or add resources.
HOW TO SUBMIT: Start a new thread. Title it Sense of Place: (title of your submission). Offer a very brief narrative and attach your images. Titles are fine.
HOW TO CRITIQUE: Think about your emotional response along with the usual technical considerations. Also, are the images connected in terms of subject and processing to form a series? Are they alike/different enough to be interesting as a group? Do the images tell a story? What suggestions do you have for the photographer?
RESOURCES:
Finding the Spirit of the Place
http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/columns/basic-jones/finding-the-spirit-of-place.html#....
http://www.artofgeography.com/info/the-sense-of-place
An example of photographic essay, multiple images for sense of place:
http://www.pbase.com/pnd1/bodie
Jim Clarks 4-part series on Sense of Place
http://www.nanpa.org/news/natures-view-capturing-a-sense-of-place-story-and-photographs-by-jim-clark/#more-1360
http://www.nanpa.org/news/natures-view-capturing-a-sense-of-place-story-and-photographs-by-jim-clark-2/#more-1493
http://www.nanpa.org/news/natures-view-capturing-a-sense-of-place-story-and-photographs-by-jim-clark-3/#more-1799
http://www.nanpa.org/news/natures-view-capturing-a-sense-of-place-part-4-story-and-photographs-by-jim-clark/
A sense of place expresses the essential character and spirit of a locationwhat makes it special or unique, such as its cultural or natural identity. It is a moment in time captured in an image where the viewer can sense being there... JIM CLARK
PHIL DOUGLIS suggests, No single image can usually do this job by itself. To offer a true sense of place, we need to present a number of expressive images about that place, grouping them together as a photographic essay, a picture story, or a series of sequential images. Hopefully, when we have absorbed the meaning of them all, we will feel as if we can grasp the nature of that place.
Help us pursue this concept by sharing your own thoughts, resources, and images. I'll post examples so you can get the idea.
WHAT TO SUBMIT: In a separate thread, please post a set of 3-4 related images that illustrate your own Sense of Place with a location you know well or felt a personal connection to. We hope youll resist the temptation to include well-known iconic subjects, and instead choose more uncommon or intimate views that spoke to your deeper experience of the location. Please keep any descriptions brief and let your images tell the story. (If you need to add an extra image or two, it's OK, but if you add too many, you may dilute your feedback). Don't reply to this thread with your images; use this thread to ask questions about the concept, make comments/suggestions, or add resources.
HOW TO SUBMIT: Start a new thread. Title it Sense of Place: (title of your submission). Offer a very brief narrative and attach your images. Titles are fine.
HOW TO CRITIQUE: Think about your emotional response along with the usual technical considerations. Also, are the images connected in terms of subject and processing to form a series? Are they alike/different enough to be interesting as a group? Do the images tell a story? What suggestions do you have for the photographer?
RESOURCES:
Finding the Spirit of the Place
http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/columns/basic-jones/finding-the-spirit-of-place.html#....
http://www.artofgeography.com/info/the-sense-of-place
An example of photographic essay, multiple images for sense of place:
http://www.pbase.com/pnd1/bodie
Jim Clarks 4-part series on Sense of Place
http://www.nanpa.org/news/natures-view-capturing-a-sense-of-place-story-and-photographs-by-jim-clark/#more-1360
http://www.nanpa.org/news/natures-view-capturing-a-sense-of-place-story-and-photographs-by-jim-clark-2/#more-1493
http://www.nanpa.org/news/natures-view-capturing-a-sense-of-place-story-and-photographs-by-jim-clark-3/#more-1799
http://www.nanpa.org/news/natures-view-capturing-a-sense-of-place-part-4-story-and-photographs-by-jim-clark/
Jan 19, 2016 12:17:05 #
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A Sense of Place: my local arboretum by Linda From Maine - Jan 20, 16 14:19:29
A Sense of Place: Under The Motorway by conkerwood - Jan 20, 16 08:09:56
A Sense of Place: Indiana Dunes State Park by DavidT - Jan 20, 16 07:57:45
A Sense of Place: Portlands' Bridges on the Willamette at night by Terrym9 - Jan 19, 16 22:07:16
A Sense of Place: The Philippines by Billyspad - Jan 19, 16 21:44:48
A Sense of Place: a dogs heart by pfrancke - Jan 19, 16 19:08:02
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A Sense of Place: Winter comes to the Sheep by dansmith - Jan 19, 16 17:21:10
A Sense of Place: Coastal Area by MattPhox - Jan 19, 16 17:17:56
A Sense of Place: Pyramid Lake by rockdog - Jan 19, 16 16:41:05
A Sense of Place: Harbour town by R.G. - Jan 19, 16 15:01:40
A Sense of Place: "Sharron Valley" at Merringo Gap. by RichardTaylor - Jan 19, 16 14:18:48
A Sense of Place: Mount St. Helens by Linda From Maine - Jan 19, 16 12:47:04
A Sense of Place: Traveling by Frank2013 - Jan 19, 16 12:33:12
A Sense of Place: Monhegan Island -EXAMPLE POST by minniev - Jan 19, 16 12:10:14
Sense of Place: Favela by MattPhox - Feb 3, 16 21:28:53
A Sense of Place: Bombo by RichardTaylor - Jan 23, 16 21:22:15
A Sense of Place: Pasture on a Hill by Andrea.Jarrell - Jan 23, 16 19:50:51
A Sense of Place: Autumn in New England by boberic - Jan 22, 16 13:55:24
A Sense of Place: In praise of Philippines youth by Billyspad - Jan 21, 16 19:10:37
A Sense of Place: Goose Rocks Beach, Maine by Treepusher - Jan 21, 16 16:31:59
A Sense of Place: #930 - Street-type Photos & Sense of Place? by minniev - Jan 21, 16 13:10:10
A Sense of Place: Haiga - Near The Homeplace Time Passes by Uuglypher - Jan 20, 16 14:49:16
A Sense of Place: my local arboretum by Linda From Maine - Jan 20, 16 14:19:29
A Sense of Place: Under The Motorway by conkerwood - Jan 20, 16 08:09:56
A Sense of Place: Indiana Dunes State Park by DavidT - Jan 20, 16 07:57:45
A Sense of Place: Portlands' Bridges on the Willamette at night by Terrym9 - Jan 19, 16 22:07:16
A Sense of Place: The Philippines by Billyspad - Jan 19, 16 21:44:48
A Sense of Place: a dogs heart by pfrancke - Jan 19, 16 19:08:02
A Sense of Place: Welcome to the Delta -Satartia Flood 2016 by minniev - Jan 19, 16 17:47:35
A Sense of Place: Winter comes to the Sheep by dansmith - Jan 19, 16 17:21:10
A Sense of Place: Coastal Area by MattPhox - Jan 19, 16 17:17:56
A Sense of Place: Pyramid Lake by rockdog - Jan 19, 16 16:41:05
A Sense of Place: Harbour town by R.G. - Jan 19, 16 15:01:40
A Sense of Place: "Sharron Valley" at Merringo Gap. by RichardTaylor - Jan 19, 16 14:18:48
A Sense of Place: Mount St. Helens by Linda From Maine - Jan 19, 16 12:47:04
A Sense of Place: Traveling by Frank2013 - Jan 19, 16 12:33:12
A Sense of Place: Monhegan Island -EXAMPLE POST by minniev - Jan 19, 16 12:10:14
Sense of Place: Favela by MattPhox - Feb 3, 16 21:28:53
Jan 20, 2016 08:21:12 #
Such a terrific idea! Might have to make this ongoing for months so folks can go out with the express idea of shooting for the series.
Jan 20, 2016 14:57:49 #
Fantastic idea, and one that would give me time to construct a more meaningful post. I had three images ready and then realized that my three were not sufficient to tell a story or convey a sense of place.
Linda From Maine wrote:
Such a terrific idea! Might have to make this ongoing for months so folks can go out with the express idea of shooting for the series.
Jan 20, 2016 15:03:19 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
Fantastic idea, and one that would give me time to construct a more meaningful post. I had three images ready and then realized that my three were not sufficient to tell a story or convey a sense of place.
Come join in any time. Just title it Sense of Place-xxx and we will know what it is. All these entries will be catalogued in the index for later reference too. Look forward to seeing your submissions!
Jan 20, 2016 15:35:56 #
Thanks, Minnie!
minniev wrote:
Come join in any time. Just title it Sense of Place-xxx and we will know what it is. All these entries will be catalogued in the index for later reference too. Look forward to seeing your submissions!
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