> My question is, why can't I have *both* sides of my brain?
David,
I'm finally getting around to responding to this wonderful question.
While I have tried to continue to extend that left-brained analysis into
my current work, I am finding that too much leaves me cool towards the
images...too clever, too controlled. I usually need a gut-level image as
a fix. I'll go into the desert of West Texas and totally lose my (urban)
identity. I'd like to live closer to mountains and oceans, but desert
regions are wonderful. Eventually, these two elements will merge. I need
both and both must be satisfied, but, for now I still tend to switch
back and forth, letting the left-brain dominate. It produces work that
is more original, for the time being.
Also...
I'd almost forgotten a book that I was given by my sweetie on this
subject. It's by Kathryn Marx, dedicated to Aaron Siskind, entitled
_Right Brain Left Brain Photography: The Art and Technique of 70 Modern
Masters_. She has produced something like a tutorial, a series of
exercises/topics to consider, while looking at imagery and reading
comments on their creation by the creators. It does not give any pat or
simple answers. It seems to have the modest goal of helping anyone to
better understand and grasp the notion of simultaneous use of the
brain's hemispheres. It's a start, anyway.
Later.
Darryl