L-enso Circle

The enso (circle) is the emblem of Zen Buddhism. A simple circle drawn with a single, broad brushstroke, it is a symbol of infinity, and represents the infinite void, the ‘no-thing,’ the perfect meditative state, and Satori (enlightenment.)

My name is Bronte Sommerfeld. This is what i point a lens at.

Miscellaneous blog at bohemianimprov.tumblr.com

magnolia tree through a toy lens
catching rainbow lights

I just found your tumblr today, so I thought I'd tell you that I very much like it :) asked by Anonymous

oh, thankyou so much :-)

hello. i was searching for photography blogs and managed to come across yours. and i became curious. take no offense, but what i see doesnt seem strictly artistic. often, your pictures seem as though you've gotten an expensive camera and taken a picture of something interesting, and occasionally added a high contrast effect. there seems to be minimal attention to framing. what do you see photography as being? i think it's more than just taking pictures, and i'd be interested to hear your opinion asked by Anonymous

to answer your question, i dont think that photography has to be as deep as people make it out to be, yes, having meaning behind an image is cool, and i agree that photography is an artform, but as you said, ive gotten an ‘expensive camera and taken a picture of something interesting’ well, that’s exactly why ive taken the photo, to capture the interesting. sometimes its nice to document something interesting. however i do put thought into how i compose the shot so i dont understand what you mean by ‘minimal attention to framing’

this blog isn’t really up to scratch yet, i try to shoot when i can but i mainly do events which aren’t interesting when irrelevant and unknown to the public. my skills are limited but i try my best and eventually ill get there.

also, if this wasn’t meant to to be offensive why feel the need to go anonymous? thanks for the message though it’s a useful eye opener and it’ll stay in the back of my mind

bronte.

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