Texture assignment

Submitted by alesswo

Question:

Because I am growing with miksang, I want to undesrtand how this shot (http://seeingfresh.com/photo/reflective-spave) classify in texture assigment. I know , in miksang the photo is a result of a process, and not an intellectual homework classifing shots. My perception was on the soft texture of tiles, Am I right or wrong?

Answer:

Thanks for asking this question. It is really helpful. First of all, there is no right and wrong in evaluating assignment images. We can each have different experiences of what the dominant visual quality of an image is.

As to the photo, if your perception was the soft texture of tiles, the image doesn't express that very clearly. The first thing I see when I view the image is you taking the photo. Next is the shinny, round mirror. The tiles come in a distant third. It feel like you lost track of the initial perception, and the image does not form the equivalent of what you saw. This is where visual discernment is essential. It is the way to rest with the initial perception until you understand just what it is. At that point, you can form a good equivalent of what you see.

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Submitted by alesswo on December 27, 2011 - 1:11pm.

Thanks for your answer. It makes all the sense. Just to clarify, I am no t the person who shoot this photo, I was only trying to understand if my "reading" of this photo was ok.

Texture assignment

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