Part of it has to do with the discipline of being actively receptive. At the core of this receptivity is a process that might be called soft eyes. It is a physical sensation. You are not looking for something. You are open, receptive. At some point you are in front of something that you cannot ignore.
Henry Wessel, Jr.If you let some time go by before considering work that you have done, you move toward a more objective position in judging it. The pleasure of the subjective, physical experience in the world is a more distant memory and less influential.
Henry Wessel, Jr.It can happen anytime, anywhere. I mean, you don't have to be in front of stuff that's going to make a good photograph. It's possible anywhere.
Henry Wessel, Jr.In a still photograph you basically have two variables, where you stand and when you press the shutter. That's all you have.
Henry Wessel, Jr.