Creative photography, rules and Aunt Mary.
So here we are again talking about all these terms, aperture, f stops, shutter speed, ISO, ASA, and you are probably snoring by now, but you ask why do I need to know this?
Well if you want to be a full automatic shooter, and take enough photos that by sheer numbers you get a few great shots, and you do not care to explain how you did it, because you don’t know how you did it, except for the sheer number of shots well then just keep on keeping on. There really is nothing wrong with relying on technology; it helps a well practice amateur photographer, or professional photographer look great.
You are what is known as a GWC, (guy or girl with a camera), you know Aunt Mary who comes to every get together and makes everyone smile, and takes two hours to round everyone up, because everyone takes off running because here comes Aunt Mary with her camera, and has to take 45 shots just to be sure she got the shot, never mind she has everyone facing the sun squinting and sweating, feet cramping up because you don’t want to get grass stains on your pants so you try and do a lunge for 20 minutes until you say “Just take the picture!!!” Then you get 45 shots that are so lovely!!! “Don’t you think?”
Well since we love Aunt Mary we say oh yes. Then she says, “Well good, because I had it blown up and framed just for you” as she pinches your cheek and says she is so happy!!! It is amazing to Aunt Mary just how dust free the frame is, but you and your wife know that it is such a special picture that over 360 days of the year it is in a special place, just to make sure it doesn’t get damaged, and you just bring it out for those special moments that comes but a few times a year!!!
So it is not important if you do not care, but if you just want to get somewhat better, or really, really good then it is extremely important. Creative photography begins with knowing the rules, then how to break those rules to make a creative piece of art.
As you might guess we are keeping it light today, and the reason is that I get paid to get images to clients, they keep the lights on, and to do that there is a ton of work that goes into a photo shoot, then post production (the digital equivalent of developing your film), them putting those into a artistic presentation, such as a slide show, or a wedding book…
Then there is the time to write a great, hopefully great blog post that means something and teaches something which I have not been able to do so hence we talked about Aunt Mary. :-D
Keep looking for the light, so when you see the light you will know it.
Michael Knapp
Photon Writer and blog educator.
Irresistible Images
06-06-2011
I also want to thank all of the men women and children that gave their lives 66 years ago today when the Allied invasion force invaded Nazi held France. I also want to thank all of the men and women who have given their own life, or were willing to, so that we all may be free. “Thank you!”