思いがこもった写真とは？ What is a thoughtful photo? [essay]
先日、ソニー製のミラーレスカメラを買ったので、ソニーが主催している「写真の基本を学ぶ」という講座を受講した。
その講座で講師が受講者に質問したのが、「良い写真とはどんな写真か？」
その答えを要約すると、「撮る人の思いがこもった写真」だった。
講師曰く、「その思いを込めようとすると、おまかせモードでは駄目だ」という。
前回受講した「VLOGCAMの使い方基本講座」では「とりあえず、おかませモードで撮っていればよい」との講師からアドバイスされたので、話が違うではないかと思った。
まあ、考えてみれば、前回は動画が中心の受講生だったからかもしれないと納得した。
講座は４時間で、撮影モード、ピントの合わせ方、露出／絞り、シャッタースピード、ISO感度などの基本的なことを教えてもらった。
そして講師は、「どこにでも題材はある。家の中でも撮影できるものが沢山ある」とおっしゃったのが印象に残った。
そこで、早速、食卓の上で光る照明器具を撮影してみたのが、掲載した写真。
一応、「いつも光を届けてくれてありがとう！」という「思いを込めた」つもりだが、「埃も落とさないのに何を言っているか！と照明器具に怒られそうだ。
I recently bought a Sony mirrorless camera and took a course sponsored by Sony called "Learning the Basics of Photography.
In that course, the instructor asked the participants, "What does a good photograph look like?"
The answer, in summary, was "a photograph that is filled with the photographer's thoughts and feelings.
According to the instructor, "If you want to put that feeling into a photo, you cannot use the "leave it to the photographer" mode.
In the previous "Basic Course on How to Use VLOGCAM," the instructor advised us to just take pictures in "leave it to the photographer" mode for the time being, so I thought that was not what he was talking about.
Well, thinking about it, I was convinced that it might be because the last time I took this course, the students were mainly taking movies.
The course lasted four hours and taught the basics of shooting mode, focusing, exposure/aperture, shutter speed, ISO sensitivity, etc.
The instructor then said, "There are subjects everywhere. There are many things that can be photographed even inside the house," which left a strong impression on me.
So, I immediately tried photographing a glowing light fixture above the dining table, and the photo shown is the one I took.
In a manner of speaking, I wanted to "express my gratitude for always bringing light to us!
I thought I was "expressing my feelings," but I was afraid the light fixture would say, "What am I talking about when I don't even dust it off!
I am afraid that the light fixture will be angry with me.
