Developing a Photography Style Whether you are new to photography or are an old pro, it is important to develop a personal style as a practitioner of the craft. Both those who pursue it casually and those who so it seriously will find the need to express their own personality when shooting pictures.
Many different factors There are a lot of different factors which can go into this artistic development. For example, there are genres to explore, the preference between film and digital pictures, filters, and artistic tendencies. All of these factors work together to make the work of a single photographer distinctive. Indeed, people will develop their own tendencies and preferences in order to express themselves. This is why photography is such an interesting and versatile art form. Anything can be captured on film, and it has differing reasons for existing. People can shoot landscapes, take pictures of others, find weather effects, document events, and more. It can be done in order to preserve a moment, or it can be done in order to provoke some kind of reaction.
Practice The most important thing of all for the photographers is going to be the practice and effort that they put into it. It is only through extensive practice that people are going to get the best results overall. The various genre of photography are important to note. They encompass all aspects of the craft, and make for the pictures that people create in all their different ways. Different photographers are also going to have varying views on the way that their images are captured. Digital cameras and those that use film are going to both have their supporters. Those who prefer a traditional way of doing things can shoot and develop their own film. This is a much more time intensive process than using a digital camera, but it does allow for a special experience for the photographer in question. Indeed, going through the process of shooting film and developing it in a darkroom and finishing it goes it a special touch. As such, it is preferred by those who see the activity as one that is a science and an art rolled into one.
Digital Those who prefer digital picture taking also have the ability to capture beautiful and stirring images as well. Modern digital cameras are very powerful and precise, and have a lot of supplemental technology backing them in order to make for a better outcome when taking pictures. Those who go the digital route also have the option to load their pictures right into a computer, where they can be stored and edited as necessary. Using a computer to touch up photographs definitely makes for an easier experience, as well as one that can get markedly different results every time. Developing a style is all about finding preferences and the personal tricks that will get the best photos for the individual. When it all comes down to it, practice and having an enjoyable experience are the most important factors of all for forming such individuality. Photo credit: Sean Molin, Hossein Ghodsi