 Keana Clay |
Opening My Eyes I am a beginning photographer. I visit this site several times a day to look at the beautiful pictures. I find myself revisiting the pictures of simple, every day objects like the keypad of a cell phone with a shallow DOF, someone's hand on a computer mouse, and a macro shot of the rim of a vase. These pictures are absolutely marvelous but so simple. I don't see potential photos in objects like that. Do you have any suggestions to help me open my eyes?
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doug Nelson |
I think your eyes have been opened. We learn from other people, but we can't see through their eyes. It's not the subject, but how light falls on the subject. Photograph what pleases you. I keep telling folks to look at art books, if they are not close to good museums. The early painters had an amazing sense of how light falls on things.
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Keana Clay |
Thanks Doug. That makes sense. Light amazes me, it's so beautiful. I will continue studying the work of other and I will take your advice and check out some art books.
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Jen Hernandez |
I found it helpful to just sit and look around you. Force yourself to REALLY look at everything around you. Look past the obvious to different shapes and colors and the way the light hits them. This is one way to force yourself to look at the world more creatively. You'd be surprised how fast you can shoot off a roll of film. just take the time to stop, sit and LOOK!
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Keana Clay |
Jen, thank you so much! I will follow your advice. As soon as I read it I immediately started looking around me and I see pictures! I find myself rushing like I'm in a race of some sort and taking my time is something that I really need to do.
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Jen Hernandez |
Glad I could help. I look forward to seeing you pictures!
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