How to See Bright, Vivid Images in Your Mind's Eye (Image Streaming)

Practicing this technique may help improve the quality of the pictures you see in your mind's eye.
Full article here: photographyinsider.info/image-streaming-for-pho…

Author James Somerset wasn't able to visualize images in his head until he learned 'Image Streaming', a technique invented by Win Wenger. It's easy to learn and easy to do.

0:00 Why is it useful for a photographer to practice Image Streaming?
0:53 What it's like to be aphantasic
1:05 How I discovered Image Streaming
1:58 How Image Streaming works
2:48 How to Image Stream
3:53 What if you can't see ANYTHING when you close your eyes
5:13 The importance of 'sensory-textured detail'
6:04 An example Image Streaming session
8:20 Round-up

Be aware that the sound clip that I’ve included within the video is from a very early image streaming session. I have become much better with practice. Images now come easily, clearly and quickly. For me, at least, it really has been worth the effort of dedicating time every day to practicing streaming images in my mind. (I don’t know whether it’s improved my IQ though.)

Can Image Streaming Cure Aphantasia?

Aphantasia is a neurological condition in which a person does not appear to possess a functioning “Mind’s Eye”. If I had known of the condition during college I would have asked to be tested for it as the description seems to fit my perception. However the fact that I now do have a functioning mind’s eye means that either image streaming is a cure for aphantasia or I was never truly aphantasic. I’d love for this article to reach some true aphantasics and for them to practice the technique to see if it offers any solutions for them. The great thing is that you don’t need to be able to see images to practice image streaming!

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