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Jack
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Don't get too hung up on the vernacular; all snapshots are photographs.
Learn to "see as a photographer." Notice things near your subject...the tree branch apparently growing out of your model's ear, the lamp post growing out of her head, etc, and re-position yourself, or her, accordingly. Make-rather than take-photos, by seeing the image you want, in your mind, before putting it onto your sensor / memory card. Arrange a shoot...getting the models, lights, background, etc, placed properly. Plan each shot. Set out to achieve specific effects....blur in the waterfall, a frozen in space, clearly focused, football in flight, or whatever. Get a macro image close up of a spider's face, or a long telephoto shot of a bird in flight. Assign yourself to get an image, and then get it. From there, go on to find ways to specialize, and individualize, a bit. Get travel images of rarely visited places (such as The Forbidden City in China), or rarely seen persons...reclusive movie stars, or the like. Or Do biographical documentary type shots of famous politicians. Find a specialty you enjoy, and go for it.
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Don
rmorrison1116 wrote:
Welcome aboard.
Don't get too hung up on the vernacular; all snapshots are photographs.
True; I just feel that I've been taking to many pictures without enough thought behind them ("snapshots")...
srt101fan wrote:
True; I just feel that I've been taking to many pictures without enough thought behind them ("snapshots")...
Turn your snap shooting into practice sessions by putting more thought into the composition of your shots. The obvious advantage of digital is, you're not wasting any film. If you don't like the shot just delete it and shoot some more.
Hey there mprentaxk, great creative variety of imagination and skill in capture!
Thanks George for the kind words.......Jim M
erinjay64 wrote:
Learn to "see as a photographer." Notice things near your subject...the tree branch apparently growing out of your model's ear, the lamp post growing out of her head, etc, and re-position yourself, or her, accordingly. Make-rather than take-photos, by seeing the image you want, in your mind, before putting it onto your sensor / memory card. Arrange a shoot...getting the models, lights, background, etc, placed properly. Plan each shot. Set out to achieve specific effects....blur in the waterfall, a frozen in space, clearly focused, football in flight, or whatever. Get a macro image close up of a spider's face, or a long telephoto shot of a bird in flight. Assign yourself to get an image, and then get it. From there, go on to find ways to specialize, and individualize, a bit. Get travel images of rarely visited places (such as The Forbidden City in China), or rarely seen persons...reclusive movie stars, or the like. Or Do biographical documentary type shots of famous politicians. Find a specialty you enjoy, and go for it.
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Thanks for your comments. Very much on point. Your "Make-rather than take-photos" comment hits the nail on the head. I hope to do more of that and hope the forum will keep me inspired.
Thanks to all who responded to my intro post. Much appreciated!
srt101fan wrote:
Thanks for your comments. Very much on point. Your "Make-rather than take-photos" comment hits the nail on the head. I hope to do more of that and hope the forum will keep me inspired.
Make it, take it, whatever...
No matter how much time or effort or expertise one puts into composition, it's meaningless until they TAKE the shot.
Welcome! Looking forward to your posts and pictures. Happy shooting!
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