So I’m not yet what one might call “up-to-date.” I’m gettin’ there.
On 18 February Art Wolfe had a great post by guest blogger Canadian photographer & writer Younes Bounhar called FINDING YOUR STYLE. In it, Bounhar offers five tips to help any photographer – professional, hobbyist or otherwise – better define their own personal style:
Study the work of other artists
Get off the beaten path
Try something different
Break the rules
Take photography workshops
Each tip includes a paragraph or two with some great thoughts on how to solidify your personality into each of your photos. …
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Tips, tricks, tools, thoughts, & many other T words on the art, practice, & general philosophy of photography.
About two days ago my dad told me he recently had seen the movie 9. I’d never heard of it. I don’t keep up with modern life. So I’ve rented it, & now I’m watching it. This is what’s going through my head. CAUTION: SPOILERS AHEAD. DO NOT PROCEED IF YOU WISH NOT TO DISCOVER THE FATE OF POST-APOCALYPTIC LEATHERFACE.
It’s worth mentioning something I’ve heard a great deal about & truthfully have long known, at least logically: photography’s tough. Bear in mind, when I refer to photography here I’m referring to all that the term encompasses: organizing, sorting, tagging, captioning, copyrighting, retouching, processing, to say nothing of actually taking the photo…