Do you recall the point in your photography journey when you no longer felt like a beginner? People will have different ways of assessing their own development and determining what it is that qualifies them for non-beginner status and everyone will reach that point at different times. What’s interesting, though, is that non-beginner status can […]
Photography Opinion Pieces Articles
Photography presents numerous challenges and frustrations to all those who take the craft seriously — and by taking it “seriously” I’m not referring exclusively to people who get paid for their work, but to anyone who cares enough about their creative output to consistently put forth the time and effort required to elevate their work. […]
What is your initial reaction when you hear the word “Instagram”? Revulsion? Joy? Annoyance? Excitement? All of the above? For many people I know, the Instagram experience is a mixed bag. It’s great to have an easy to use social platform where photos are ostensibly the stars of the show. This used to be Flickr’s […]
Photographer Olivia Bee contends that “it’s way more important to know how to take a picture than use a camera.” I tend to agree. Here’s why. Using A Camera Obviously, one does have to know how to use a camera. I’ve said on numerous occasions that one of the pitfalls of frequently upgrading camera bodies […]
Lenses couldn’t be complete without one particularly good looking device. This is a little yet important piece of plastic or metal that attaches in front of the lens. This is called “the lens hood”, and honestly, each single lens should come with these pieces included instead of buying them separately. Some brands such as Sigma […]
People have all sorts of different reasons as to why they first picked up a camera. Some do it out of curiosity, wondering what the hype is all about and. Some do it to earn what they presume to be an easy credit in school. Others do it as a means of self-expression. One thing […]