Seeing Art in Photography

Photography is an art actually see, not the art of shooting, "said Julian Sihombing, senior photographer Kompas Daily, in a discussion in the Pontianak, West Kalimantan.A few hours before returning to Jakarta on Monday, senior photographer with a number of other professional photographers, to share experiences to students of architecture from the University of Tanjungpura, members of the media photographers and photography clubs in the city of Pontianak.Although visibly tired after shooting (Art Photography) Singkawang resident activities, but the father of two sons is still the spirit of sharing knowledge. In front of hundreds of participants, he said, a revolution in photography occurred in the last 10 years that marked the digital photography that have sprung up like mushrooms everywhere.

But the Reuters photo editor reminds us not to judge the generated image of the scene because the camera used. "But our taste that ends with the camera," he said. Camera, according to it, it makes it easy to work, but not everything. So he was called as part of the photographic art of seeing and photographing not art. To the young photographer, Julian had to pursue the world of photography since the late 80s and during the seven years to concentrate on sports photo coverage, the state should never be discouraged.

"Basic technique is necessary, but how we look and feel," says the 1980 alumnus of the University of Indonesia. Julian was warned, if you want to plunge into the world of photography (Art Photography), it would require persistence and concentration. The closer to the world of photography, one would be more sensitive to an event or object to be retrieved. While many people judge the luck factor is always up to Julian.

Photographers and even then displays a number of journalistic works ever published in Kompas. One of them, images of crowded passenger train over the car that was speeding. To produce work of the photo, who was born January 15, 1959 is doing research first.Research is needed to see what photos have been taken for the object. "And do the same again. I took off the top of the carriage, "he admitted though that action is quite risky.