{"id":259877,"date":"2026-02-02T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/?p=259877"},"modified":"2026-02-07T17:44:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T16:44:32","slug":"technology-kills-the-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/la-technique-tue-le-regard\/","title":{"rendered":"When technology kills the look \ud83d\udc40 ..."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-cf18e79\" data-block-id=\"cf18e79\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Photography has never been so accessible, so powerful or so technically advanced. Surgical autofocus, ultra-defined sensors, software capable of correcting, optimising and enhancing almost anything.  And yet... never have the eyes seemed so fragile, don't you think?<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-f26c10a\" data-block-id=\"f26c10a\"><style>.stk-f26c10a {margin-bottom:50px !important;}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">A paradox emerges: as technology advances, something is lost. A presence. An intention. A breath. <strong>What if, by trying so hard, we end up not really seeing?<\/strong> \ud83e\uddd0<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<nav class=\"wp-block-stackable-table-of-contents stk-block-table-of-contents stk-block stk-dfbacd6 stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"dfbacd6\"><style>.stk-dfbacd6 .stk-table-of-contents__table{column-count:1 !important;}html{scroll-behavior:smooth !important;}.stk-dfbacd6 .stk-table-of-contents__title{font-size:20px !important;color:var(--theme-palette-color-1, #1f093c) !important;font-weight:bold !important;}.stk-dfbacd6 {background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-5, #e1e8ed) !important;border-top-left-radius:5px !important;border-top-right-radius:5px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:5px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:5px !important;overflow:hidden !important;box-shadow:0px 5px 5px 1px #00000040 !important;border-style:solid !important;border-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #a6003c  ) !important;border-top-width:1px !important;border-right-width:1px !important;border-bottom-width:1px !important;border-left-width:1px !important;margin-bottom:50px !important;}.stk-dfbacd6:before{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-5, #e1e8ed) !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-dfbacd6 .stk-table-of-contents__title{font-size:20px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-table-of-contents__title has-text-color\">Contents <\/p><ul class=\"stk-table-of-contents__table\"><li><a href=\"#strong-1-la-confusion-entre-maitrise-technique-et-vision-strong\">1. Confusion between technical expertise and vision<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#strong-2-photographier-avec-la-tete-plutot-quavec-les-yeux-strong\">2. Photographing with your head rather than your eyes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#strong-3-lobsession-du-controle-tout-maitriser-tout-lisser-strong\">3. The obsession with control: mastering everything, smoothing everything out<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#strong-4-le-regard-nait-du-silence-pas-de-la-performance-strong\">4. The gaze is born of silence, not performance<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#strong-5-replacer-la-technique-a-sa-juste-place-strong\">5. Putting technology back where it belongs<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#strong-6-photographier-moins-voir-plus-strong\">6. Photograph less, see more<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#7-strong-conclusion-strong\">7. Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-deeaf42 stk-block-heading--style-h1-standard\" id=\"strong-1-la-confusion-entre-maitrise-technique-et-vision-strong\" data-block-id=\"deeaf42\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong>1. Confusion between technical expertise and vision<\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"stk-block-heading__bottom-line\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-22595b4\" data-block-id=\"22595b4\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>Has technology become an end in itself?<\/strong>Worse: a criterion of legitimacy?<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list stk-block-icon-list stk-block stk-bf763e5 stk-block-icon-list--style-liste-standard\" data-block-id=\"bf763e5\"><svg style=\"display:none\"><defs><g id=\"stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-bf763e5\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 190 190\"><polygon points=\"173.8,28.4 60.4,141.8 15.7,97.2 5.1,107.8 60.4,163 184.4,39 173.8,28.4\"\/><\/svg><\/g><\/defs><\/svg><ul class=\"stk-block-icon-list__ul stk-block-icon-list--column\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-380b1ac\" data-block-id=\"380b1ac\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-bf763e5\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">Perfect sharpness<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-7840ec5\" data-block-id=\"7840ec5\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-bf763e5\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">Impeccable exposure<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-a3aa681\" data-block-id=\"a3aa681\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-bf763e5\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">Well-set histogram<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-b5ccef6\" data-block-id=\"b5ccef6\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-bf763e5\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">Clean, controlled, reassuring colours<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-754fb71\" data-block-id=\"754fb71\"><style>.stk-754fb71 {margin-bottom:35px !important;}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Everything is right... but can it be empty? Photography then becomes an exercise in conformity:<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-eef2301 stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"eef2301\"><style>.stk-eef2301 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:24px !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-eef2301 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:24px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>\u00abInstead of \u00bbDoes it say anything?\u00ab<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" data-block-type=\"core\"><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-44b31b6\" data-block-id=\"44b31b6\"><style>.stk-44b31b6 {margin-bottom:50px !important;}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">The eye can vanish behind the process.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-e8b7fa0 stk-block-heading--style-h1-standard\" id=\"strong-2-photographier-avec-la-tete-plutot-quavec-les-yeux-strong\" data-block-id=\"e8b7fa0\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong>2. Photographing with your head rather than your eyes<\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"stk-block-heading__bottom-line\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-df8a449\" data-block-id=\"df8a449\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Are we, photographers, really still looking? <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-dcd3cab\" data-block-id=\"dcd3cab\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Aren't we anticipating too much? <\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list stk-block-icon-list stk-block stk-93172f4 stk-block-icon-list--style-liste-standard\" data-block-id=\"93172f4\"><svg style=\"display:none\"><defs><g id=\"stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-93172f4\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 190 190\"><polygon points=\"173.8,28.4 60.4,141.8 15.7,97.2 5.1,107.8 60.4,163 184.4,39 173.8,28.4\"\/><\/svg><\/g><\/defs><\/svg><ul class=\"stk-block-icon-list__ul stk-block-icon-list--column\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-1f6e9a7\" data-block-id=\"1f6e9a7\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-93172f4\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">\u201cI'll correct it in post-processing\u201d.\u201d<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-9f676e4\" data-block-id=\"9f676e4\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-93172f4\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">\u201cAI will recover the shadows\u201d.\u201d<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-948291b\" data-block-id=\"948291b\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-93172f4\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">\u201cI'll reframe later\u201d<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-003c379\" data-block-id=\"003c379\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-93172f4\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">\u201cI'll do a punchier version\u201d<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-bb60690\" data-block-id=\"bb60690\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">The scene is no longer experienced, it is mentally optimised before it is even felt. On the one hand, it's good to be able to plan ahead, to anticipate, but <strong>Wouldn't mastery mean doing as much as possible when you capture it, depending on how you feel? Take the time to feel? To capture?<\/strong> \ud83d\ude0c<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-54a00be\" data-block-id=\"54a00be\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The risk:<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-a2197e8\" data-block-id=\"a2197e8\"><style>.stk-a2197e8 {margin-bottom:50px !important;}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">We no longer photograph what is there, but what we plan to make afterwards.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-971cf47 stk-block-heading--style-h1-standard\" id=\"strong-3-lobsession-du-controle-tout-maitriser-tout-lisser-strong\" data-block-id=\"971cf47\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong>3. The obsession with control: mastering everything, smoothing everything out<\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"stk-block-heading__bottom-line\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-f3c82a1\" data-block-id=\"f3c82a1\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Modern technology loves control. And <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">control hates the unexpected.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list stk-block-icon-list stk-block stk-3a271ea stk-block-icon-list--style-liste-standard\" data-block-id=\"3a271ea\"><svg style=\"display:none\"><defs><g id=\"stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-3a271ea\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 190 190\"><polygon points=\"173.8,28.4 60.4,141.8 15.7,97.2 5.1,107.8 60.4,163 184.4,39 173.8,28.4\"\/><\/svg><\/g><\/defs><\/svg><ul class=\"stk-block-icon-list__ul stk-block-icon-list--column\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-1aab7c8\" data-block-id=\"1aab7c8\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-3a271ea\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">Perfect skies<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-ae4eee2\" data-block-id=\"ae4eee2\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-3a271ea\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">Colours too clean<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-1b7cc02\" data-block-id=\"1b7cc02\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-3a271ea\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">Over-balanced atmospheres<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-a4f3815\" data-block-id=\"a4f3815\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-3a271ea\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">Instagrammable but interchangeable images<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-d79860d\" data-block-id=\"d79860d\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">But what makes a strong image is not perfection.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-1d65d23\" data-block-id=\"1d65d23\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">It's often :<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list stk-block-icon-list stk-block stk-7f6574d stk-block-icon-list--style-liste-standard\" data-block-id=\"7f6574d\"><svg style=\"display:none\"><defs><g id=\"stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-7f6574d\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 190 190\"><polygon points=\"173.8,28.4 60.4,141.8 15.7,97.2 5.1,107.8 60.4,163 184.4,39 173.8,28.4\"\/><\/svg><\/g><\/defs><\/svg><ul class=\"stk-block-icon-list__ul stk-block-icon-list--column\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-bfab5ca\" data-block-id=\"bfab5ca\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-7f6574d\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">Wobbly lighting<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-08064d2\" data-block-id=\"08064d2\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-7f6574d\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">A disturbing dark area<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-682b7cd\" data-block-id=\"682b7cd\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-7f6574d\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">A colour that stands up<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-8fe5bdb\" data-block-id=\"8fe5bdb\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-7f6574d\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">A deliberate imbalance<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-7de3a4a\" data-block-id=\"7de3a4a\"><style>.stk-7de3a4a {margin-bottom:50px !important;}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>Technique seeks to correct. The eye, on the other hand, accepts and bears witness to a reality.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-b114acb stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"b114acb\"><style>.stk-b114acb {background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-6, #f2f5f7) !important;}.stk-b114acb:before{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-6, #f2f5f7) !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-b114acb-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-532d996\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"532d996\"><style>.stk-532d996 {align-self:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-532d996-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-532d996-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-c0b8120 stk-block-heading--style-h1-standard\" id=\"strong-4-le-regard-nait-du-silence-pas-de-la-performance-strong\" data-block-id=\"c0b8120\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong>4. The gaze is born of silence, not performance<\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"stk-block-heading__bottom-line\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-7d95fea\" data-block-id=\"7d95fea\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">The look cannot be decreed, it evolves and matures.  You can't buy it with a more expensive camera or an extra plug-in.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-ba1801a\" data-block-id=\"ba1801a\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">It appears when :<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list stk-block-icon-list stk-block stk-1267853 stk-block-icon-list--style-liste-standard\" data-block-id=\"1267853\"><svg style=\"display:none\"><defs><g id=\"stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-1267853\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 190 190\"><polygon points=\"173.8,28.4 60.4,141.8 15.7,97.2 5.1,107.8 60.4,163 184.4,39 173.8,28.4\"\/><\/svg><\/g><\/defs><\/svg><ul class=\"stk-block-icon-list__ul stk-block-icon-list--column\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-68ffe84\" data-block-id=\"68ffe84\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-1267853\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">Slowing down<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-f78d187\" data-block-id=\"f78d187\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-1267853\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">We doubt<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-7a2b566\" data-block-id=\"7a2b566\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-1267853\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">We observe without wanting to produce<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-e09ee72\" data-block-id=\"e09ee72\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-1267853\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">We agree to <strong>do not trigger<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-30c63ed\" data-block-id=\"30c63ed\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Many great images are created before the camera. <strong>In a moment of suspension. Technique speaks loudly.  <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-516e026\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"516e026\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-516e026-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-516e026-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-cd6c474 stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"cd6c474\"><style>.stk-cd6c474 .stk-img-figcaption{text-align:center !important;font-size:12px !important;color:var(--theme-palette-color-1, #1f093c) !important;}.stk-cd6c474 {background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-5, #e1e8ed) !important;box-shadow:0px 70px 90px -20px #4849794d !important;border-color:var(--theme-palette-color-8, #ffffff) !important;border-top-width:10px !important;border-right-width:10px !important;border-bottom-width:10px !important;border-left-width:10px !important;}.stk-cd6c474:before{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-5, #e1e8ed) !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-cd6c474 .stk-img-figcaption{font-size:12px !important;}}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-259886\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Beauval-478_M1-1000px-blog.jpg\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"The technique or the look\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Beauval-478_M1-1000px-blog.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Beauval-478_M1-1000px-blog-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/span><figcaption class=\"has-text-color stk-img-figcaption\"><em>The technique or the look<\/em> ? <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-90ed597 stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"90ed597\"><style>.stk-90ed597 {margin-bottom:50px !important;}.stk-90ed597 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:24px !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-90ed597 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:24px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center\"><strong>The eyes speak softly.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-24a7f84 stk-block-heading--style-h1-standard\" id=\"strong-5-replacer-la-technique-a-sa-juste-place-strong\" data-block-id=\"24a7f84\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong>5. Putting technology back where it belongs<\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"stk-block-heading__bottom-line\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-9e4c166\" data-block-id=\"9e4c166\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Please note, <strong>I'm not saying that technology is the enemy, but I think it should be a servant, not an artistic director.<\/strong> \ud83d\ude05. <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> It should :<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list stk-block-icon-list stk-block stk-8d7989d stk-block-icon-list--style-liste-standard\" data-block-id=\"8d7989d\"><svg style=\"display:none\"><defs><g id=\"stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-8d7989d\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 190 190\"><polygon points=\"173.8,28.4 60.4,141.8 15.7,97.2 5.1,107.8 60.4,163 184.4,39 173.8,28.4\"\/><\/svg><\/g><\/defs><\/svg><ul class=\"stk-block-icon-list__ul stk-block-icon-list--column\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-14a1f0d\" data-block-id=\"14a1f0d\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-8d7989d\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">Disappearing while shooting<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-c3d2886\" data-block-id=\"c3d2886\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-8d7989d\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">Act afterwards, with humility<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-3807dc7\" data-block-id=\"3807dc7\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-8d7989d\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">Reinforce an existing intention<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-6718395\" data-block-id=\"6718395\"><style>.stk-6718395 {margin-bottom:50px !important;}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>When technology becomes invisible, the gaze can finally appear.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-4986352 stk-block-heading--style-h1-standard\" id=\"strong-6-photographier-moins-voir-plus-strong\" data-block-id=\"4986352\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong>6. Photograph less, see more<\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"stk-block-heading__bottom-line\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-996bf9c\" data-block-id=\"996bf9c\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Maybe the solution is simple, and difficult at the same time \ud83d\ude1c :<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list stk-block-icon-list stk-block stk-e7bb865 stk-block-icon-list--style-liste-standard\" data-block-id=\"e7bb865\"><svg style=\"display:none\"><defs><g id=\"stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-e7bb865\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 190 190\"><polygon points=\"173.8,28.4 60.4,141.8 15.7,97.2 5.1,107.8 60.4,163 184.4,39 173.8,28.4\"\/><\/svg><\/g><\/defs><\/svg><ul class=\"stk-block-icon-list__ul stk-block-icon-list--column\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-a9908b3\" data-block-id=\"a9908b3\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-e7bb865\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">Trigger less<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-e1da099\" data-block-id=\"e1da099\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-e7bb865\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">Less correct<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-b83e680\" data-block-id=\"b83e680\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-e7bb865\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">Less evidence<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-979ae7a\" data-block-id=\"979ae7a\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-e7bb865\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">Feel more<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-d9f4421\" data-block-id=\"d9f4421\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-e7bb865\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">No more leaving things to chance<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-22d0241\" data-block-id=\"22d0241\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A strong photograph does not say:<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-e79ecd5 stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"e79ecd5\"><style>.stk-e79ecd5 {margin-bottom:50px !important;}.stk-e79ecd5 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:24px !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-e79ecd5 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:24px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center\">\u00abLook how well it's done\u00bb<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-e66c55c\" data-block-id=\"e66c55c\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">He says:<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-94b00b7 stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"94b00b7\"><style>.stk-94b00b7 {margin-bottom:50px !important;}.stk-94b00b7 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:24px !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-94b00b7 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:24px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center\">\u00abJust look...\u00bb<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-e97dc3b stk-block-heading--style-h1-standard\" id=\"7-strong-conclusion-strong\" data-block-id=\"e97dc3b\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">7. <strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"stk-block-heading__bottom-line\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-7c0c3cb\" data-block-id=\"7c0c3cb\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>Technology doesn't kill the look with excessive power<\/strong>. She kills him when the decision is relinquished to her. <strong>the look must be a choice<\/strong>, <strong>an internal positioning, and even more a form of presence in the world.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-fdad49f\" data-block-id=\"fdad49f\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">But paradoxically, <strong>The more advanced the technique, the rarer and more precious the eyes can become.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-40d8737\" data-block-id=\"40d8737\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Perhaps, in a world of perfect images, <strong>true radicalism consists simply in seeing<\/strong>. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-305764c\" data-block-id=\"305764c\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">There, that was my little philosophy for the day \ud83e\udd13 ! Thanks for visiting and reading, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/photo-philosophy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">feel free to read more in my philosophy of photography category<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.com\/-\/landscape-nature-travel-photos\/shop\/edges-of-the-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">travel a little in my galleries.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-0e81b8b\" data-block-id=\"0e81b8b\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Well photographed,<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-2e4237f\" data-block-id=\"2e4237f\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">David<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technology has never been so powerful, yet the eye has never been so fragile. Perfect autofocus, ideal exposure, calibrated colours, surgical sharpness... Everything is just right. Everything is clean. But something is missing?<\/p>\n<p>By dint of wanting to control the image,<br \/>\nwe sometimes forget to look at it. Photography doesn't die for lack of technology, it withers when technique takes the place of the eye.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5864,"featured_media":259884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1368,2863],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-259877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-philosophie-photo","category-preparer-planifier-ses-photos"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5864"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259877\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragonstreetphotography.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}