Image: Jerod Foster
Modern digital camera technology has allowed most of us the capacity to shoot clearer and better images and at the same time has allowed outdoor photography to be one of the most underrated artistry professions. The difference between someone who is good with a camera and a photographer, is that a photographer is a storyteller of images. They can literally change your thoughts and mood, by way of mastering the manipulation of light and photographic perspective. The skillful art of photography is to capture the essence of an object and reflect it back to you. It is an artistry of light that requires not only a keen eye and technical precision, but an open mind and heart to see the value in a shot.
The stories told in outdoor photography often tell of people, places, and the history of events that have intertwined the two. Photo’s have a very real place in our lives to preserve the cultural heritage and signifigance of us a people. Our own brains are engineered to think in relation to images; like images sliding on a reel in a moment in time, and thus we have the ability to remember, create, and imagine. Photographers like West Texas local Jerod Foster are more than just photographers, they are storytellers. They offer us stories that are captured through a lens of a camera and the beauty of our world is displayed as an expression of light in space and time.
Take the time to reflect on the stories told through images as you’ll soon find that your own story will come to life in a very real way. The eyes are the window to the soul, inasmuch as a camera lens is a window into the soul of our world and the greatness of the stories told about the people who inhabit it.
