Vol. 6, No. 10 — May 16, 2019
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When it comes to learning more about photography, the common wisdom is not only to take more photographs, but also to read about photography, to take photography classes and workshops, to speak with other photographers. And all of these things are great ways to learn—necessary, in fact. But there’s a whole other world of art out there, some art forms far older than photography, and they each have their own wealth of
knowledge that we can draw from to build our own skills. So let’s take a look at some of these art forms and also, some of the reasons why they are valuable avenues of study for photographers...
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Nature photography is an interesting beast. There is so, so much that you can do with it that really, the possibilities are just about endless. Everything from landscapes to weather, plants, and animals, the beauty of water, wood, and rock—there are just a lot of possible subjects, and almost infinite ways to photograph them. Even if you’re out photographing old, familiar places that you’ve visited many times, nature is so
changeable that there is always something new to see...
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Art always seems like such a planned event. It’s a production. We think about our ideas, we jot them down, we plan and plan for how we can take the perfect photograph. Then comes the day when we actually set out to take that photograph — that, too is a production. It’s often a long trip that is laid out on maps, organized through lists of gear that we check twice before we depart, and so on.
This pre-planned nature can make art hard. Why? Because life just gets in the way. Because we make art into such a production, we find ourselves with ever more limited time for it. We’re blocking out weekends for our photo trips and staying up late at night when we need to be going to sleep so we can get up early for work in the morning...
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If you’re part of a community of photographers, whether online or in person, then you’ve probably experienced what I’m about to describe. Whenever you talk to photographers about how to make a good photograph, that conversation often turns toward gear. Various camera models and their merits are commonly discussed, as well as lenses, editing software and so on. It can come to the point that one starts to assume that only
“good” gear can create good photographs.
That’s something that we often overlook. I’m guilty of it, myself. As we pursue the latest and greatest gear, we often forget that the technology we use, though highly sophisticated, is just a tool. Amazing images can be created with a variety of tools...
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The hardest thing about art is making something that actually resonates with people. Each piece that we create is significant to us, the creators. We were the ones on-scene, taking the photograph, experiencing the day and all the little slices of life that came with it. Prior to snapping the shutter, we were the ones who spent hours, days or weeks hard at work planning the photograph and the trip to take it. After we’ve
created the digital negative, we’re also the ones who spend hours on post-processing, making the image as perfect as possible. That’s a lot of time, thought and work, so of course, all of our images carry a lot of significance to us, the creators...
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