Dear Instagram, I love you. You fulfill my narcissistic fantasies and give people like me a chance to be famous for ten seconds. You have made photography accessible to everyone and not just the people with knowledge of Photoshop and in possession of really nice cameras. It is so simple now to just walk and snap photos as you go. …
Breaking away from black and white was probably one of my first and biggest challenges. I can take a picture of the garbage on my desk and as long as the exposure and contrast were right, it looked like a cool photograph. In fact, I actually did that and it looked pretty cool. Black and white photography is very forgiving…
So assuming you have read the part one of my rant last week, I will move on to part two. So you have decided to move on from your point and shoot to a DSLR. Now, the big question that everyone at this point will ask: Nikon or Canon or what? There are so many options with so many recommendations…
“So which camera should I get?” the usual question asked by newer photographers who are trying to improve the level of their work by improving their tools. People who have been taking pictures for a while always know exactly when they need to upgrade and to what. Does the camera make the photograph or is it skill alone? Does the…
Whenever I took a photography class, the teacher would always offer a 35mm film camera for me to learn on. The difference between holding a film camera and a digital one is quite astonishing. When I have thirty clicks in hand it automatically challenges me to make each and every shot count. I would spend five minutes lining up a…