Category Archives: Photography Tips + Tricks
it is not in my nature to break rules. i have spent all of my life being a rule follower, never doing anything that i knew was wrong. it’s just my personality to only do things the right way. after years of studying every photography rule i know and mastering those rules, i find that…
as we enter week 13 of the bethadilly 52, i realize that we are 1/4 of the way through this project! 13 photos down, 39 more to go. this week our photography concept is balance. when i noticed our dog sitting ever so sweetly under our daughter’s high chair as she ate dinner, i couldn’t…
ideally, when we create a photograph we want to preserve as much detail as we can. we do this by determining what detail is important to the story of our image, choose the appropriate settings to incorporate those details, and then take the photo. there are times, however, that we will clip the blacks or…
for many photographers, finding a photography style is the ultimate struggle. for me, i picked up my light, bright and airy photography style fairly early on in my photography journey and it was that style that helped my work become highly recognized in the early years. three years later, the style that used to drive…
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Hmmm…very good question: Who says you can’t change? Even Picaso went through periods where his art looked quite distinct from other times. If he can do it, surely we can have that same freedom. Since I don’t yet have a style or genre to call my own, I get to enjoy trying new things all the time as I try to identify what feels most like “me.” It really is a lot of fun to explore new things! Even after I figure out and develop “my style,” I hope experimenting will always keep me fresh. Thanks for a great post and “permission” to explore outside the familiar.
P.S.–I do hear what you are saying about an identifiable style…and also about not putting limits on ourselves that squelch our passion for photography.ReplyCancel
photography projects are one of the best things you can do for your photography. for me, i learned so much and grew quickly during my photography projects, which encourages me to start and complete one each year. from a long project like a 365 photography project to a short day in the life project, there…