How difficult it is to learn not to see like cameras, which has had such an effect on us. The camera sees everything at once. We don't. There's a hierarchy. Why do I pick out that thing, that thing, that thing?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author notes that learning to see like a human rather than a camera is difficult because cameras capture everything while humans prioritize.
- In plain terms
- It is hard to stop seeing like a camera since cameras see everything but we pick what matters.
- What can you take from it?
- Human perception involves selecting details rather than capturing everything at once.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you choose what to look at?
- Does technology change how you see?
Another view
Cameras do not inherently distort vision but record differently.
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