SLR Photography Guide - January Edition 2016

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“ I h o p et h a t i nt h i sy e a r t oc o me , y o uma k emi s t a k e s .

Be c a u s ei f y o ua r ema k i n gmi s t a k e s , t h e ny o ua r ema k i n gn e wt h i n g s , t r y i n gn e wt h i n g s , l e a r n i n g , l i v i n g , p u s h i n gy o u r s e l f , c h a n g i n gy o u r s e l f , c h a n g i n gy o u r wo r l d .

Y o u ' r ed o i n gt h i n g sy o u ' v en e v e r d o n eb e f o r e , a n dmo r ei mp o r t a n t l y , y o u ' r eDo i n gS o me t h i n g .

S ot h a t ' smywi s hf o r y o u , a n da l l o f u s , a n dmywi s hf o r my s e l f .

Ma k eNe wMi s t a k e s .

Ma k eg l o r i o u s , a ma z i n gmi s t a k e s .

Ma k emi s t a k e sn o b o d y ' se v e r ma d eb e f o r e .

Do n ' t f r e e z e , d o n ' t s t o p , d o n ' t wo r r yt h a t i t i s n ' t g o o de n o u g h , o r i t i s n ' t p e r f e c t , wh a t e v e r i t i s : a r t , o r l o v e , o r wo r ko r f a mi l yo r l i f e .

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Ov ert hi spa s ty ea rs he ha sa l s ogr ownt oha v eagr ea tunder s t a ndi ngofna t ur a ll i ght i ng, us i ngi t c ons i s t a nt l yt ohera dv a nt a ge.

Ia l wa y ss a yy ouc a nt el laphot ogr a pher ’ s per s ona l i t yt hr ought hei ri ma ges .

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Howdi dy ouf i r s tbec omei nt er es t edi nphot ogr a phy ?

Iha v ebeeni nt er es t edi nphot ogr a phyf ora sl onga sIc a nr emember .

Myda di sahobby i s ta ndIc a nr ememberc omi nga l ongwi t hhi m when hewoul dgoonphot ogr a phyj our ney s .

Ius edt ol ov el ook i nga tt he a l bumsofhi si ma ges .

Ataf a i r l yy ounga geIwa sgi v enmyf i r s tc a mer a , buti twa smor ef ordoc ument i ngmemor i es , Idi dn’ tha v et hec r ea t i v e ey eofmyda d.

AsIgr ewup, Ic ont i nuedt ol ov et a k i ngpi c t ur esof ev ent s , v a c a t i onsa ndpeopl ea ndt henIl ov edt oc ompi l et hem i na s c r a pbook , ma k i ngay ea r bookofev er yy ea r .

Myf a mi l yboughtmemy f i r s tDSLRf ormybi r t hda ya boutay ea ra ndha l fa goa ndev er y t hi ng c ha ngedf orme.

Myey eswer eopenedupt ot hewor l dofphot ogr a phy a ndhowf a s c i na t i ngi twa s .

Ibec a mei mmedi a t el yi mmer s edi n l ea r ni nghowt ous et hec a mer aa ndIwa sobs es s ed.

Phot ogr a phyf or mebec a mea na r t , notj us tawa yofdoc ument i ngmemor i es .

Wha tdoenj oymos ta boutbei ngaphot ogr a pher ?

Wha tIenj oymos ta boutphot ogr a phyi st a k i ngpor t r a i t sofpeopl et oc r ea t eawor k ofa r t , s omet hi ngmor ei nt er es t i ngt ha nas t a nda r dpor t r a i t .

I ti sv er yr ewa r di ngt o br i ngoutt hei nnerbea ut yofaper s ona ndc a pt ur et hei rper s ona l i t yt hr ougha phot ogr a ph.

Mygoa lwi t hev er yphot os es s i onIha v e, i st oes t a bl i s hac onnec t i on wi t hmys ubj ec tt hr oughmyl enst ha ta l l owsmet oc r ea t ea na r t i s t i ci ma ge, a l ong wi t hus i ngna t ur a ll i ghta ndi nt er es t i ngc ompos i t i on.

I tbr i ngsmes uc hj oywhenI c a nl ooka taphot ogr a phI ’ v et a k ena nds eet ha tI ’ v ea c c ompl i s hedt ha t .

Si nc e bec omi ngaphot ogr a pher , Inot i c eIl ooka tpeopl ei nawhol enewwa yt ha nIdi d bef or e.

If i ndbea ut yi nev er yper s onIs ee, whet heri tbes omet hi nga boutt hei r ha i r , t hei rs mi l eort hei rexpr es s i onwhent heydon’ ts mi l e, ort hewa yt hei r per s ona l i t yc omest hr oughi nt hei rey es .

Ibel i ev et ha tev er yper s onha sa domi na ntc ha r a c t er i s t i ct ha tc a nbeexpr es s edbea ut i f ul l yi naphot ogr a ph.

Wha t ’ sy ourf a v our i t ephot ogr a phy ou’ v et a k ena ndwhy ?

Myf a v or i t ephot ogr a phI ’ v et a k eni st hei ma geIt ookofmyda ught erwher es he ha sherey esc l os eda ndherhea dr es t i ngonherha nds .

Ther ea r eamul t i t udeof r ea s onswhyt hi sonei smyf a v or i t e.

Fi r s ta ndf or emos t , t hi sc a pt ur esmyda ught er ’ s per s ona l i t yper f ec t l ya ndbea ut i f ul l y .

Shei st hes weet es tper s onwi t ht hek i ndes t hea r ta ndIbel i ev et hi si ma gepor t r a y shera sas of t , s weets oul .

Thi si ma gea l s o t a ughtmet ha ts omet i mest hebes ti ma gesa r enott heonesy oupl a nned.

Thi swa s t a k enwhenIwa sus i nghera samodelt opr a c t i c epor t r a i t sus i ngi ndoorna t ur a l l i ghtf r om awi ndow.

Shewa st i r edof‘ pos i ng’ a nda s k edt oc l os eherey est or es t , a l lt hewhi l eIc ont i nuedt os na pa ndc a pt ur edt hi st i mel es si ma ge.

Iwa ss ot hr i l l ed wi t ht hi si ma gebec a us eoft hes er ea s onsa nda l s oi nl ov ewi t ht hel i ght i nga nd c ompos i t i ont ha tIdec i dedt oent eri ti nt hec ount yf a i r .

Ha v i ngnev erent er eda phot oc ont es tbef or e, Iwa ss ur pr i s edt ha tIa c t ua l l ywonaf i r s tpl a c er i bboni nt he por t r a i tc a t egor y !Thi si ma ger ea l l yhel pedboos tmyc onf i denc ea ndf uel edmy c r ea t i v eener gyt ok eepwor k i nga ndbec omeabet t erpor t r a i tphot ogr a pher .

Howha sourphot ogr a phyc our s ehel pedy ou?

Thi sc our s eha st a ughtmeev er y t hi ngIk nowa boutphot ogr a phy !Af t er owni ngmyDSLRf oronl yaf ewda y s , Ic a mea c r os st hi sc our s ewhi l e s ea r c hi ngonl i nef orphot ogr a phyc l a s s es .

I twa st hebes tdec i s i onIev er ma dei nmyphot ogr a phyj our ney .

AsIma demywa yt hr ought he l es s ons , Iwa ss hoot i ngi nma nua lwi t hi namont hofowni ngmyc a mer a .

Iha v et a k enot herc l a s s esi nper s oni nt hepa s ty ea r , butnot hi ngha s c ompa r edt ot hek nowl edgeIha v ega i nedf r om t hi sc our s e.

I na ddi t i on t oa l lt hehel pf ulma t er i a lf r om t hel es s onsa ndc hea ts heet s , t he s uppor toft heFa c ebookgr oupha sbeenpr i c el es s .

Iha v el ea r neds o muc hf r om f el l owmember soft hi sgr oupa boutbot hs hoot i nga nd edi t i ngt hr ought hec r i t i quesIr ec ei v eont hei ma gesIpos ta nda l s o wi t ht hei ma gest heys ha r e.

Wha tpl a nsdoy ouha v ef ort hef ut ur eofy ourphot ogr a phy ?

Cur r ent l yIha v ebeenwor k i ngones t a bl i s hi ngmy s el fa sapor t r a i t phot ogr a pheri nmya r ea .

Ij us tf i ni s hedav er ybus ys ea s onoff a mi l y s es s i onsa ndl ookf or wa r dt owha tt hi snexty ea rbr i ngs .

Whi l eIdo enj oyphot ogr a phi ngf a mi l i es , myr ea lpa s s i oni sphot ogr a phi ng i ndi v i dua ls ubj ec t s , whet heri tbec hi l dr enorgr a dua t i ngs eni or s .

Ipl a n ons pendi nga l lmyt i mel ea r ni nga smuc ha sIc a na boutpor t r a i t ur es o t ha tIc ont i nuet oi mpr ov ea ndc r ea t epor t r a i t st ha ta r euni quepi ec esof a r t .

Mydr ea mi st of i ndmys t y l et ha ts et smea pa r tf r om ot her phot ogr a pher st oena bl emet or unas uc c es s f ulpor t r a i tbus i nes s , but wi l la l s ok eepmeenj oy i ngwha tIdo, s ot ha tmypa s s i onf ort hi snev er t ur nsi nt oa‘ j ob’ .

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