When it comes to improving our photography, unlearning photography is as vital as learning photography because we often need to unlearn what we’ve learned to become better photographers. Unlearning Our Photography First, here’s what I mean by “unlearning our photography.” Unlearning our photography means recognizing habits, processes, and ideas about photography that keep us […]
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When we generalize photography, especially for matters of composition, it works against us. How Do We Generalize Our Photography? We generalize or standardize photography a lot. And while having some standards in our work is okay, it’s not OK when creating a unique photograph. Because a standard we apply to one picture will not
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Photography can be difficult or complex. Why choose a difficult photography approach when a complex process makes us better photographers and makes our process simple? Yesterday, while teaching an Intermediate Photography lesson, I mentioned complexity. Specifically, I pointed out the complexity of the work they’ve been doing. They were now engaged in a
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.Editing our photographs is a process that happens constantly. I realized this over the course of the last few days because I spent a good chunk of time editing my pictures for a presentation. That process got me thinking that I’m glad I’m constantly editing my work before I prepare work for presentation. I also
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What’s Bokeh? Bokeh isn’t a word I use in my photography studies and practice. But a question about it came up during my Introduction to Photography class, so I figured I’d write about it. What Is Bokeh? Yesterday, the term bokeh came up during the Introduction to Photography class. I don’t use the
Lens condensation happens. Here’s how, why, and ways to deal with it. It’s a hot and muggy summer in DC. We’ve been getting daily thunderstorms, which I like being in, but the rain isn’t the only thing that dampens our equipment. It’s the kind of weather that could get us some lens condensation. The
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A “real camera” is a part of our evolution of photographers. But do we need one? First, I’ll be using the term “real camera” in this post. I’m using the term because it’s the usual lingo to describe a more complex camera. But to be clear, the cameras on our phones are real
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