Our Camera Club meeting last night was inspiring in so many ways. The speaker, a professional photographer, was enthusiastic about both his work and his desire to share some of his images and experiences. He and his wife also run a pub - why do some people seem to have more hours in their day than the rest of us? The old adage "If you want something done ask a busy woman" comes to mind. Anyway I digress, I came back from the meeting full of ideas and inspiration and feeling very positive about my photography. I firmly believe that is is possible to be shackled by technical knowledge, I don't mean that as an excuse for my lack of it, but it can stop you trying for a shot in perhaps less than ideal circumstances - my motto is "give it a go" nothing ventured etc etc. He talked a lot about planning a shoot and as a professional this is crucial as someone is going to pay the bill - or not ! So with my head full of his photos and words I begin another month of my Picture a Day challenge. Despite the gloomy weather the future IS bright though not necessarily orange...........
3 comments:
Interesting point,Ann. Technical knowledge, or lack of it, can shackle you, but once you get even some small mastery it can help you to "see" more clearly. Like putting on reading specs to decipher the small print. There are a number of people on our photo web space who boast about only using P&S cameras to achieve their results. They say that this frees them up to see the picture. But to me, that is ceding control to the computer in the camera. Fiddling about with the techy bits, "giving it a go" as you say can be most rewarding.
That the professional photographer stressed the planning is also interesting: when we try to achieve anything worthwhile we have to plan for it. So I suppose the same should apply to our passion for photography if we want to bring it up from the level of mere hobby.
Máire
This photo asks so many questions, stretched Bentleys? Upper deck parking? is there a place for old bamgers only? ..........
Re thoughts:- I'm not a talented photographer like you, but In my view the instant shot when something catches the eye is often more evocative or pleasing than a shot that is carefully planned or set up.
I'm not sold on the planning bit either, but that depends on what kind of pic you're after and whether you're in it for fun or funds.
I love spontaneity and you can't really plan for that. I also believe that the value of the latest gizmos is overrated!
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