By Vicki L W Graff
PROMPT — The way I see it ...
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I PHOTOGRAPH WHATEVER I SEE – CLICK, CLICK, CLICK
AN INSECT, A BUILDING, A ROCK OR A TREE – CLICK, CLICK, CLICK
NOTHING ESCAPES THE LENS THROUGH WHICH I SEE,
MY CAMERA IS JUST AN EXTENSION OF ME – CLICK, CLICK, CLICK
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I HUNT FOR A PICTURE WHEREVER I GO – CLICK, CLICK, CLICK
SOMETIMES THE BEST ANGLE IS SHOT FROM BELOW – CLICK, CLICK, CLICK
YOU BATTER THE KNEE OR YOU BRUISE THE ELBOW,
COMPOSING THE FRAME IS THE NAME OF THE SHOW – CLICK, CLICK, CLICK
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A CAMERA’S A WEAPON THAT’S LEGAL TO USE – CLICK, CLICK, CLICK
IT CAPTURES YOU WITHOUT A CHANCE TO REFUSE – CLICK, CLICK, CLICK
IT DOCUMENTS WINNERS AT TIMES WHEN THEY LOSE,
IT CLARIFIES ISSUES YOU’D RATHER CONFUSE – CLICK, CLICK, CLICK
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AN IMAGE APPEARS IN A DARKROOM TRAY – CLICK, CLICK, CLICK
IS THIS ONE TO KEEP OR JUST THROW IT AWAY? – CLICK, CLICK, CLICK
RESERVE JUDGMENT ‘TIL IT HAS SEEN LIGHT OF DAY,
FOR WHO CAN TELL IF IT HAS SOMETHING TO SAY? – CLICK, CLICK, CLICK
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THE FACE IN THIS PICTURE’S FAMILIAR TO ME – CLICK, CLICK, CLICK
A CROOK, POLITICIAN, OR STAR ON TV – CLICK, CLICK, CLICK
ENLARGEMENT IDENTIFIES WHO IT MUST BE,
BUT WHY HE WAS THERE IS THE REAL MYSTERY – CLICK, CLICK, CLICK
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SOME SAY A CAMERA NEVER WILL LIE – CLICK, CLICK, CLICK
YOU CAN’T ESCAPE TRUTH EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY TRY – CLICK, CLICK, CLICK
BUT PICTURES DECEIVE BY THE THINGS THAT THEY HIDE,
AND LENSES ARE JUST THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S EYES – CLICK, CLICK, CLICK
CLICK, CLICK, CLICK (echo: CLICK, CLICK, CLICK)
I PHOTOGRAPH WHATEVER I SEE – CLICK, CLICK, CLICK
AN INSECT, A BUILDING, A ROCK OR A TREE – CLICK, CLICK, CLICK
NOTHING ESCAPES THE LENS THROUGH WHICH I SEE,
MY CAMERA IS JUST AN EXTENSION OF ME – CLICK, CLICK, CLICK
Vicki L W Graff is an experienced communications manager, editor, writer, and creative director with expertise in internal and external communications, publishing, marketing, advertising, public relations, events, corporate identity, financial and program management, strategic planning, teaching, and training. Before retirement, she built a career at the cutting edge of changing communications technologies. She writes from Columbus, Ohio.
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