A Guest post from Photographer Brand Ambassador Don Barone.
“View From The Window” 1826 by Joseph Niepce, Le Gras France
This is reported to be the oldest surviving photo.
It was done with a technique called “Heliography” which stands for “Sun Writing.” Shot with a pin hole camera with an exposure between 8 hours or some say was actually 2 days.
There is no doubt it was one of the first photographs, the beauty of it is the simplicity of it…Joseph opened his window and took a picture.
We can still do that you know, but we don’t.
There are incredible photos out there of mountains, canyons, oceans, famous people and famous places.
Stunning pictures.
But what if you can’t get to those places, don’t be intimidated because of a lack of a travel budget, or time.
If you have a window, open it.
If you have a door, open it.
Your view counts too.
Your backyard, your front yard, your garden, the weird tree across the street, the squirrels who eat your bird seeds, the classic car down the street, your hobby/hubby…
…the more you know of the subject of the photograph you are going to take, the better the picture, hands down.
You know when that one flower in your garden gets the last bit of sunlight, you know what puddles in your street show the best reflections, you know exactly where to stand for the best view of the sunrise, sunset, full moon.
I’ve shot pictures in just about every state in America and many other countries, and yeah it was cool, but my best shots come from where I have a sense of place.
Your sense of place is just as important as any other place.
198 years later A View From The Window…still captivates.
Show us.
