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Jan 26, 2022 19:05:53   #
cambriaman Loc: Central CA Coast
 
Definitely composition. I believe that to ho a high degree that "you either have it or you don't". I was bllessed with an eye that finds a composition worth imaging when I first survey a vista. I am not sure that applying a plethora of rules from a list or book will do it if you don't have the feeling for composition. I have read many books trying to enhance my own senses and have found nothing I didn't already feel. THat is the key, feeling the image in your mind and then applying your lerarned skills to capture it. I never "ttake a picture'. I capturean image.

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Jan 26, 2022 21:51:07   #
E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada
 
Gene51 wrote:
I don' find photography difficult in the least. I really don't give #1 any consideration at all, and as for #2 I just go about my shooting constantly changing my approach to all of it - I regard every time I pick up a camera to be an adventure, not a challenge. It's fun!


I agree 100% Even after doing this as a day job for eons, I still consider it FUN. I do not consider myself a genius s or some kida guru but I do know what I am doing. I certainly don't mind or fear doing new things that are a bit out of my wheelhouse but I will research and prepare myself accordingly.

Nowadas, besides my personal work, I do mostly commercial photography, usually under very predictable and controlled circumstances. After over 50 years of shooting weddings and little kids, however, I have learned to attempt to create art from chaos. After that, very few "challenges" phase me. I have found when you approach folks with kindness and respect, they will cooperate so all I need to worry about is the weather.

Some folks ask me when I am gonna quit and retire. My answer is, "When it stops being fun"! That ain't gonna happen anytime soon!

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Jan 27, 2022 02:17:57   #
R.G. Loc: Scotland
 
E.L.. Shapiro wrote:
.....I have learned to attempt to create art from chaos.....


Being creative, and knowing how to produce pleasing results, are key factors in having a sustained interest (and that is true of all sorts of pursuits).

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Jan 27, 2022 05:46:05   #
Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)
 
rmalarz wrote:
Well stated, Gene. I particularly like the adventure vs. challenge part of your statement.
--Bob


Thanks!

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Jan 27, 2022 05:47:48   #
Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)
 
Stardust wrote:
Fighting GAS attacks.


Now THAT's a real challengeI hand't thought of!

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Jan 27, 2022 06:15:01   #
ELNikkor
 
Remembering the few in my lifetime that "got away" for whatever reason, such as, "did not have camera with me at the time", or, "ran out of film/ changing film at the time/ battery died just before" etc....

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Jan 27, 2022 06:15:10   #
tcthome Loc: NJ
 
Longshadow wrote:
For me it's ignoring all the people who tell me what they think I should be doing.


they don't know what theree talking about anyway

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Jan 27, 2022 06:43:12   #
medphotog Loc: Witness protection land
 
In my previous life it would be a toss up between getting surgeons to wipe their gloves and clean/cover some of the surgical field, or trying to get someone to hold the front surfaced mirror at the right angle (while keeping the condensation from breathing off of it) while shooting an intraoral, or convincing the kids in pathology/morgue to quit calling at lunchtime. However after 40+ years thinking back it wasn't difficult per se and I learned way more about diabetic foot ulcers and human growth tissue and plastic surgery than your average first year med student. Actually, the most difficult aspect was standing at the copy stand for hours shooting books and flat copy for lectures (and not having the radio).

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Jan 27, 2022 07:22:34   #
photon-collector Loc: Tampa Bay Area, Florida
 
srt101fan wrote:
What is the most difficult aspect of photography?

Seems to me there are two major parts to this:
(1) To look at or imagine a subject and understand what it is that attracts you and makes you want to create an image based on that.
(2) To then use the tools you have – camera, lenses, lighting controls, arrangement controls, background controls, etc, to create an image that photographically expresses what you see.

Maybe not everyone consciously thinks about the first one but I think it's a real challenge. And the second one, of course, has a gazillion sub-parts. I’m still trying to sort this out for myself. Any thoughts on what’s most difficult for you?
What is the most difficult aspect of photography? ... (show quote)


Allow me to take a tangent here. IMHO, no matter how interesting the subject, how wonderful the composition, and how well the image is taken technically, if the lighting is not right the image will be so-so. When I see an image that interests me, it is quite often the lighting that attracts my attention. Yes, one has to get the other things right too, but without good lighting, the image will suffer.

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Jan 27, 2022 07:32:30   #
traderjohn Loc: New York City
 
srt101fan wrote:
What is the most difficult aspect of photography?

Seems to me there are two major parts to this:
(1) To look at or imagine a subject and understand what it is that attracts you and makes you want to create an image based on that.
(2) To then use the tools you have – camera, lenses, lighting controls, arrangement controls, background controls, etc, to create an image that photographically expresses what you see.

Maybe not everyone consciously thinks about the first one but I think it's a real challenge. And the second one, of course, has a gazillion sub-parts. I’m still trying to sort this out for myself. Any thoughts on what’s most difficult for you?
What is the most difficult aspect of photography? ... (show quote)

"What is the most difficult aspect of photography?"
Remembering you are a photographer and not an artist.

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Jan 27, 2022 07:54:44   #
starlifter Loc: Towson, MD
 
For BIF focus, most other times composition.

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Jan 27, 2022 07:54:56   #
Fayle Loc: Seward, Alaska and Rionegro, Colombia
 
srt101fan wrote:
What is the most difficult aspect of photography?

Seems to me there are two major parts to this:
(1) To look at or imagine a subject and understand what it is that attracts you and makes you want to create an image based on that.
(2) To then use the tools you have – camera, lenses, lighting controls, arrangement controls, background controls, etc, to create an image that photographically expresses what you see.

Maybe not everyone consciously thinks about the first one but I think it's a real challenge. And the second one, of course, has a gazillion sub-parts. I’m still trying to sort this out for myself. Any thoughts on what’s most difficult for you?
What is the most difficult aspect of photography? ... (show quote)


Getting up in the pre-dawn hours to be on location for the early morning light.
This scene was taken just before dawn at Logan Pass in Glacier National Park, Montana.
The illumination is by moonlight.
https://www.fayledvisionphotography.com/Montana-1/Glacier-National-Park/i-WcdMxcv

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Jan 27, 2022 07:59:13   #
Capn_Dave
 
For me the most difficult thing was learning to see like a camera. Looking at an awesome scene and then turning it into how the camera would see it. It has gotten a lot easier over the years.

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Jan 27, 2022 08:18:56   #
sb Loc: Florida's East Coast
 
srt101fan wrote:
What is the most difficult aspect of photography?

Seems to me there are two major parts to this:
(1) To look at or imagine a subject and understand what it is that attracts you and makes you want to create an image based on that.
(2) To then use the tools you have – camera, lenses, lighting controls, arrangement controls, background controls, etc, to create an image that photographically expresses what you see.

Maybe not everyone consciously thinks about the first one but I think it's a real challenge. And the second one, of course, has a gazillion sub-parts. I’m still trying to sort this out for myself. Any thoughts on what’s most difficult for you?
What is the most difficult aspect of photography? ... (show quote)


"lighting controls" encompasses a great deal: the amount of light, the quality of light, the direction of light, shadows, aperture and depth of field, shutter speed and how that may impact the image when you have moving objects, and so on.

And with nature photography - and sometimes when working with models - patience is required!

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Jan 27, 2022 08:27:46   #
bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY
 
srt101fan wrote:
What is the most difficult aspect of photography?

Seems to me there are two major parts to this:
(1) To look at or imagine a subject and understand what it is that attracts you and makes you want to create an image based on that.
(2) To then use the tools you have – camera, lenses, lighting controls, arrangement controls, background controls, etc, to create an image that photographically expresses what you see.

Maybe not everyone consciously thinks about the first one but I think it's a real challenge. And the second one, of course, has a gazillion sub-parts. I’m still trying to sort this out for myself. Any thoughts on what’s most difficult for you?
What is the most difficult aspect of photography? ... (show quote)


For me it's being there, right place and the right time, other artists can include, omit, move the sun, etc. in their creation, photographers have to be there at the right time.

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