Category archives: Photography and Mindfulness

Photography and Mindfulness Pause 5: Light and Shadow

There was little sun today, chasing shadows was a bit of a wild goose chase

Photography and Mindfulness Pause 4: Sensation and Emotion

Life got in the way a bit and I haven’t had space in which to envelop myself in this exercise. I will return to it later. This is Confusion And this is Euphoria

Photography and Mindfulness Pause 3: Gargoyle with Leaves

Pause 3 involved a, eyes-closed breathing exercise or two. Then opening the eyes and focusing on something in your line of vision (I am paraphrasing.) I conducted this exercise out on the deck and piked up on all of the fallen leaves, but in particular the way that the little stone gargoyle had grabbed on …

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Photography and Mindfulness, Pause 2, Take 1: Water Jug

Working backwards… the remarks in my previous post can be applied here also. My favourite? I think. Ask me again tomorrow 😉

Photography and Mindfulness: Pause 2, Take 2 (Solvinden)

To paraphrase the exercise for Pause 2, it was to take an object in your environment, examine it carefully, take shots from various angles.

This exercise was about observing form, highlights, shade and shadow Once again, not with a focus on photographic excellence, this course is about Mindfulness and using the process of image-creation to focus the mind in the present moment.

August Break Day 4: Buttons

Today sees the start of the Andana course on Photography and Mindfulness…

…One thing that has come hard to me today was switching to Auto settings on my cameras. It goes against the grain, but I feel that it needs to be done if the idea is to focus on the moment, rather than the quality of the image.