Quote Originally Posted by nimblybimbly85
Sometimes i feel as though i should only be capturing and showing what the naked eye sees

Forget about that. You can't ever do that. First off, the human eye has a much wider dynamic range than film or digital. Second, the mind behind those eyes has the ability to selectively pay attention to certain features of the visual field. Third, the eye sees in three dimensions, and the photographic medium (hologram excepted) is two-dimensional. Finally, anytime you use a focal length other than ~45-50mm (FF equivalent), you're capturing a different field/angle of view than the human visual system.


IMO, the point of photography, especially artistic photography, is to portray an image in a way that the human eye cannot.