dmacmillan wrote: form wrote:
Great photographers can visualize the scenes, know the angles, imagine the shot the way it will come out really nicely, catch the flaws before they ruin the photo, isolate the best parts, and seamlessly and naturally create excellent photos. How can I learn to do that?
Wear out the shutters of a couple of cameras. ;-)
I subscribe to Malcolm Gladwell\'s \"10,000 Hour\" rule. I thought I was OK at portraiture, then we got the contract for Senior photography for a school with 1200 Seniors. Over a third opted for more than the basic yearbook pose and at least 100 went for the biggest package that included environmental portraits. At the end of the season I was a far better portraitist.
Throughout my 50 years (starting at 8) that I\'ve been an enthusiast, there have been regular cycles of thinking my work was OK to wanting to burn all my negatives. Sometimes just getting away from it helped. When I worked as a professional, that was not an option. Then I would give myself a side project, an area to explore not related to my bread and butter worked. That always helped.
Doug
Doug is spot on 100% correct - with the exception that I find that Gladwell guy annoying. (sour grapes on my part)
Apr 16, 2009 at 12:09 PM
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