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5. ShootFr om Di f f er entPer s pec t i v es Let ’ sf a c ei t , ev er y onei st a k i ngphot osnowa da y s . I fy ouwa nty ouri ma gest o getnot i c ed, y ouneedt os howy oura udi enc eauni quev i ewt heyha v n’ ts een bef or e. Twoea s ywa y sofdoi ngt hi si st os hootf r om ei t heral owerorhi gher v i ewpoi nt . Thea dv a nt a geofdi gi t a lphot ogr a phyi st ha ty ouc a nt a k ea sma ny s hot sa sy ouwi s h, del et i ngt heonest ha tdi dn’ twor kl a t erona f t ery ou’ v e v i ewedt hem ony ourdes k t op.
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Thefir s tt i meIs a wJ ul i e’ sc a pt i v a t i ngi ma gesofadeer , Ik new s he’ dma k ea na wes omes t udentpr ofil e. Wi t hahungert ol ea r nev er y t hi ngs hec a n a boutphot ogr a phy , I ’ v enodoubts heha swha ti tt a k est ogoa sf a ra ss hewi s hes , es pec i a l l ywi t hi nt hegenr eoffinea r tna t ur ea ndl a nds c a pes . Wha torwhoi ns pi r esy ou? Iha v eanumberofpr of es s i ona lphot ogr a pher swhos ewor kIl ov e: Ans elAda ms f orl a nds c a pes ;Ar tWol f ef orhi swi l dl i f ea ndl a nds c a pes ;a nd, Anni eLei bov i t zf or hers t unni ngpor t r a i t s . But , t obehones t , mywi f ea ndmyf a mi l yi ns pi r emet he mos t . Theyha v ea l wa y sbeens os uppor t i v eofmywor ka nda r ea l wa y smybi gges t f a nc l ub. Mywi f ei st heonewhogotmemyfir s tDSLRc a mer aonmy40t h bi r t hda yt ha tr ea l l ypus hedmeba c ki nt ot hephot ogr a phya ddi c t i ona ga i n.
Howdi dy oufir s tbec omei nt er es t edi nphot ogr a phy ? Ifir s tbec a mei nt er es t edi nphot ogr a phyi nmyt eensf ort wor ea s ons . Fi r s t , my da dgothi sfir s tSLRc a mer aa ndIf el li nl ov ewi t hi t-a nd, pr et t ymuc h ( per ma nent l y )bor r owedi tf ormy s el f( s or r y , da d! ) . And, s ec ond, Is pentf our y ea r si nav oc a t i ona lpr i nt i ngc l a s st ha ts ha r edt heda r kr oom wi t ht he phot ogr a phys t udent s . Ienj oy eds eei ngwha tt heydev el opedf r om t hei rr ol l s offil m. ( Ba c kt hen, i nor dert obur npr i nt i ngpl a t es , wedev el opedfil ma nd nega t i v ess i mi l a r l yt owha tt hephot ogr a pher sdi d. ) Af t erhi ghs c hool , Iwentt oc ol l egef orGr a phi cDes i gna ndha da noppor t uni t y t ot a k eas emes t erofbl a c ka ndwhi t ephot ogr a phya ndwa sonc ea ga i nba c k i nt heda r kr oom dev el opi ngfil m. If el li nl ov ewi t hnotonl yc a pt ur i ngi ma ges , buta l s owi t hfil m pr oc es s i nga ndma ni pul a t i ngt hel i ghtt oempha s i z e di f f er enta r ea soft hefina lpr i nt s . Ia l wa y ss wor et ha tmyfir s thous ewoul d ha v eas pa c ef orada r kr oom.
Howha sourphot ogr a phyc our s ehel pedy ou? Thi sc our s eha shel pedmet os l owdowna ndr ea l l y‘ s ee’ wha tI ’ mt r y i ngt o phot ogr a ph. Tov i s ua l i z ea ndt obepur pos ef uli nwha tIwa ntt oc a pt ur e. Tous e t hec a mer ai nmor ewa y st ha nj us t‘ poi nta nds hoot ’ . Ia l s oha v et os a yt ha tt heot hers t udent si nt hec our s eha v ebeens omeoft he mos ta ma z i nga ndi ns pi r i ngpeopl e. Theya r es oi nc r edi bl yhel pf ul , wi t hout j udgementofhownewy ouma ybeorhowbl ur r yy ourfir s tphot osa r et ha ty ou pos t , ort ha ty ourc ol ori sof f . Theys i mpl yof f erenc our a gement , a dv i c ea nda f r i endl ypl a c et os ha r eourphot os .
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