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Robert L. Payne
“It just happened… but in a slow-motion kind of way.” When asked to comment about his book of photographs - all of them depicting water in some way - Robert Payne doubled back and tied a square kno...view more“It just happened… but in a slow-motion kind of way.” When asked to comment about his book of photographs - all of them depicting water in some way - Robert Payne doubled back and tied a square knot of conceptions on becoming an artist. “Seeing” like an artist” mixes in with keeping “feelings” at an arm’s length. But always remember to keep one or more fi ngers near the shutter. Th en the matter asserts itself of anticipating an upcoming “photographic moment,” or in layman’s terms, “Don’t leave your camera at home.” Besides the shutter, there are other buttons which Mr. Payne fi nds appropriate to set every year and make do. A gentleman he met on a golf course in Scotland, gave him this advice on explaining the fi ne points of golf: “Don’t even bawther.”
Run-ins like this led to blending together many sophisticated approaches to taking pictures, playing golf and living life. Even on rare occasions Robert Payne has taken risks like photographing water hazards on golf courses. It is refreshing to know that people like Robert might be thought of as an artist. He prefers that others make such claims. When it comes to explaining how anybody would call him an artist, a golfer, a photographer or a person who fi nds satisfaction in snapping shots of the
surface colors of a northern lake, he would venture this: “Enjoy the photos. But take an end-round approach to explaining how to become an artist. “Don’t even bawther.”
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Books by Robert L. Payne
A Picture Book of Water Photography A Side Order of Truth Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings