Have you ever looked for something and not find it? Disappointing, ain’t it?  On the other hand it’s exhilarating to see something that you weren’t expecting. Looking for something means that we have an expectation to find something specific. If we don’t find what we’re looking for we may be disappointed. Seeing means that we became aware of something […]

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You’ve got to start somewhere and sometime. Might as well be where you are right now. Get out your owners manual and learn to set your exposure by setting your aperture and shutter speed in manual exposure mode Learn to pick the right ISO based on the compositional outcome that you want. Learn to focus by […]

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 The composition of your photograph should be filled with intent. If you, or your camera, are picking exposure settings in a haphazard manner, or based solely on the amount of light that you are working with, the composition of your photograph is lacking the visual depth that can only come with intent. Everything from the choice of your lens to the […]

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At the core of of what you do as a photographer there are three things that need to be done to make a photograph. Meter – Measure the intensity of light. Make an exposure – Allow a specific amount of exposure to make the recording of light as bright or as dark as you want […]

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Photography is probably the easiest medium in which anyone can be competent. Anyone can be a marginally capable photographer and produce a decent photograph. The hard part of photography is developing a personal vision that is idiosyncratic. The hard part of photography is separating yourself visually from the rest of the photographers who are making decent photographs. Your photography has to become more […]

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Drawing Inspiration – Massimiliano Caria Drawing Inspiration is a series of posts dedicated to photographers who have inspired me. I’ve included a link to their work. http://www.massimilianocaria.com/ Who are the photographers that inspire you? Please leave your comments and replies below.

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