14th March - Steve Gosling, The Nature of Creativity

[Gill Blower]

‘THE NATURE OF CREATIVITY' by Steve Gosling:-
"I believe that the true source of creativity is in our heads; it’s a mindset, a philosophy, a way of thinking & a way of seeing the world. So whilst we can talk about techniques and approaches this is like scattering seeds on barren, untilled soil if the recipient is not receptive to the messages. So for example, learning how to use a toy camera or soft focus filter doesn’t, on its own, make someone a creative photographer.
So in this talk I cover: -
- firstly, my definition of what creative photography is;

- secondly to answer the question, ‘can we all be creative?’; and then

- finally to describe a number of practical strategies that I have used to develop my creativity that hopefully others can apply to their own practice.

The images shown are drawn from the wide range of work that I do – landscapes, travel, floral etc. and include colour and B&W photographs".

[Brian]

OOOOOO sounds like a good talk looking forward to this one .. hope it dont snow too much this week or if it does I get stuck in lancashire and not yarkshur