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Photography… (repost)
I'm a stupid photographer... new and completely uneducated... I don't know if I follow the rules, 'cause I don't know them.
I never took a single shot in my life thinking about rules (yes, almost all of those shots are crap)... but it's super fun. I'm not a professional. So it's all about the experience. And the subject. Ever thought why the pics our moms captured make us smile every time we see them? 'cause they captured memories, relatives, our old garden, our old toys, how we did stupid things when we were small... photos that tell a thousand words. They are not made with rules.
I'm not against the rules... I'm just saying if you are not a professional football player thinking about team strategy and player formation will only ruin the game. Just kick the ball, and think about the goal, it's more fun that way.
I'm doing all these bubbling 'cause I'm a bit angry with my age group photographers... 90% of them are consist of gear junkie, theory monkey and show offs. They are only doing this 'cause they think they look cool this way. There is no passion. They are catching crap even after a three month course in photography. And worse, they talk about the inner meaning and gear technique of that crap whole day.
now... I too learned something in last couple years... I'm gonna share it with you... kick me if it's crap too, I won't mind :D
Three things makes a camera different than our eyes, and those makes a photo special.
1. Shutter.
2. Lens. and
3. Frame.
Our eyes are painfully slow, so does our memory. We cant even realize a moment faster than 1/10 sec let alone relish. But a camera can! Use it. Learn to know when to release the shutter. Feel it. What moment you want to make sill forever? A look, a smile, an expression, a body posture, an action. Don't get hasty with your finger on shutter, wait. Magic happens every now and then, just look into that viewfinder and wait. And ya, don't show off your frame rate, you'll never learn that way. You know, the best sports photographers just clicks once or twice, they just know when to do that.
Our eyes are boring... A 45mm prime stationed on 5' dipod... che shame. But camera? Man, anything is possible. Use it. Widen or narrow down the angle and look into the world. Climb up, lie down, bend over. Try to find a perspective which is unique, interesting. Which we don't see everyday. Make the world you saw in that viewfinder captured forever.
Our eyes are messy. Camera isn't. It has a frame. Trick is just be careful about the corners and edges of that frame. There the most mistakes happen. Painting and photography are opposite. In painting you start with an empty frame and art is to fill it up. In photography you start with a filled up frame and art is to organize it. It's the toughest thing to do. that's why there is so many theories about composition. My theory, just make it look interesting for yourself. If you don't love it others won't even look at it. Lines, patterns, geometry all came in play because of our psychology. So use our own psychology, those will come automatically.
Lastly never be happy with a lucky catch. Somehow good professional can always tell if it's not intentional. You won't be able to trick them. Trust me guys, I tried and failed.
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I never took a single shot in my life thinking about rules (yes, almost all of those shots are crap)... but it's super fun. I'm not a professional. So it's all about the experience. And the subject. Ever thought why the pics our moms captured make us smile every time we see them? 'cause they captured memories, relatives, our old garden, our old toys, how we did stupid things when we were small... photos that tell a thousand words. They are not made with rules.
I'm not against the rules... I'm just saying if you are not a professional football player thinking about team strategy and player formation will only ruin the game. Just kick the ball, and think about the goal, it's more fun that way.
I'm doing all these bubbling 'cause I'm a bit angry with my age group photographers... 90% of them are consist of gear junkie, theory monkey and show offs. They are only doing this 'cause they think they look cool this way. There is no passion. They are catching crap even after a three month course in photography. And worse, they talk about the inner meaning and gear technique of that crap whole day.
now... I too learned something in last couple years... I'm gonna share it with you... kick me if it's crap too, I won't mind :D
Three things makes a camera different than our eyes, and those makes a photo special.
1. Shutter.
2. Lens. and
3. Frame.
Our eyes are painfully slow, so does our memory. We cant even realize a moment faster than 1/10 sec let alone relish. But a camera can! Use it. Learn to know when to release the shutter. Feel it. What moment you want to make sill forever? A look, a smile, an expression, a body posture, an action. Don't get hasty with your finger on shutter, wait. Magic happens every now and then, just look into that viewfinder and wait. And ya, don't show off your frame rate, you'll never learn that way. You know, the best sports photographers just clicks once or twice, they just know when to do that.
Our eyes are boring... A 45mm prime stationed on 5' dipod... che shame. But camera? Man, anything is possible. Use it. Widen or narrow down the angle and look into the world. Climb up, lie down, bend over. Try to find a perspective which is unique, interesting. Which we don't see everyday. Make the world you saw in that viewfinder captured forever.
Our eyes are messy. Camera isn't. It has a frame. Trick is just be careful about the corners and edges of that frame. There the most mistakes happen. Painting and photography are opposite. In painting you start with an empty frame and art is to fill it up. In photography you start with a filled up frame and art is to organize it. It's the toughest thing to do. that's why there is so many theories about composition. My theory, just make it look interesting for yourself. If you don't love it others won't even look at it. Lines, patterns, geometry all came in play because of our psychology. So use our own psychology, those will come automatically.
Lastly never be happy with a lucky catch. Somehow good professional can always tell if it's not intentional. You won't be able to trick them. Trust me guys, I tried and failed.
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