In my humble opinion. Yes, I’m just ONE guy with ONE opinion but when I look at the work that most inspires me, none of which is my own, I see consistencies in those frames and pages. Light, timing, and
composition. Some can be learned and applied, while other aspects will be as native to you as your fingerprint. The images you see here, mostly in single-form are actually most often representative of larger bodies of work. Politics, travel, sport, adventure, and human nature with a few news images sprinkled in.
The game for me is about stacking the deck in my favor by understanding what I need to make my style of picture. What light do I need, and what light do I most respond to? How do I put myself in the right place at the right time to steal a moment I know will never exist again? And how do I make a picture mine with composition?
None of this is what I would call easy. Nothing is fast. Most often we fail. But that is why this game is so much fun to play.
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Once again, outstanding insights! Very helpful. Thank you!
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Thanks John. Hope you are well. Prelude?
Excellent!
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Thanks Paul
Some great images in there.
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Thanks Scott,
A lot of my life in there. And lots of adventure.
Inspiring pictures that remind me how much I miss the look of film. That’s a great video.
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Thanks Jeff,
I miss film too, at least in some ways. And the look…..for sure.
2 minutes and 47 minutes of goodness right here, folks.
Linking to this vid in my Visual Week In Review blog post. (That’ll make your view SKYROCKET, Dan! 😉 )
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Mark,
Where do I hide all the money? Thanks for doing that.
Wow….a whole photography course in 2:47
Excellent!!! Great photographs.
Thanks
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Joe,
I fear that’s all the time we get these days…
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I guess I am fortunate that none of the distractions you list at the beginning have ever applied to me. Makes the three things all there is to contemplate.
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Chuck,
All of those come when you move to full-time pro. Those “Pros” who say they don’t encounter these, in my experience, are those we are “online” pros who havent’ yet met the actual industry. This is why I always tell people, “Stay amateur.” There is little reward for being a pro these days.