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Bes tt ec hni quesf ort a k i ngphot osofbi r dsi nfli ght FLASHPHOTOGRAPHY

POSTPROCESSI NG Col orSpa c e Pr oc es s i ngRAW fil es AdobeRAW t ool s Phot os hopedi t i ngt ool ss pec i fict obi r dphot ogr a phy Na t ur a ledi t s Dea l i ngwi t hnoi s e Sel ec t i v ea dj us t ment s Sha r peni ng Ret ouc hi ng

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Phot ogr aphyTi ps t ha tha v eno t hi ngt odowi t hc a me r as e t t i ngs MAKEPHOTOSTHATPLEASEYOURSELF I fy ourphot osdon’ tpl ea s ey ou;whya r ey oudoi ngi t ?

Ofc our s e, wea l lwa nta na udi enc ef orourphot os .

Wel i k eget t i nga f fir ma t i on f r om ot her s .

I ti swha tma k esushuma n.

Yeta tt hes a met i me, i fy ouf a l li nt ot het r a pofonl ypl ea s i ngy oura udi enc e, y ou wi l lnev eri nnov a t ei ny ourphot ogr a phy .

Youwi l lj us tma k ephot ost ha twi l lget al otofl i k esons oc i a lmedi a .

Youwon’ tha v et heoppor t uni t yt ofindmor e dept h, s oul , a ndmea ni ngi ny ourphot oma k i ngpr oc es s .

Youmi ghtbel es sl i k el y t owor konper s ona lpr oj ec t st ha thel py oufindmea ni ngi nt hewor l d.

Notonl yt ha t , butt hemor ey ous eekt opl ea s ey our s el fwi t hy ourphot ogr a phy , t hebet t ery ourphot oswi l lget .

Andt hemor ei nnov a t i v e, uni que, a ndper s ona l t heywi l lbe.

Sobef or ey ous ha r ea nyphot oswi t hot her s , l ooka tt hephot oa nda s ky our s el f : DoIl i k emyownphot os ?

DON’ TSPECI ALI ZEI NYOURPHOTOGRAPHY Thepr obl em wi t hs pec i a l i z a t i oni nphot ogr a phyi st ha ty ouwi l lha v el es s l ongev i t y .

Any onewhos pec i a l i z esi nonegenr eofphot ogr a phyf orl ongenoughwi l l ma s t eri t .

Per ha psi n1020y ea r s .

Buta f t ery ouha v ema s t er edt ha tonegenr e, y ouwi l lbec omebor ed.

Youwi l lgi v eupphot ogr a phya ndmov eon— k i ndof howHenr iCa r t i er Br es s onga v eupphot ogr a phya f t er30y ea r sa nds t a r t edt o pa i ntf ort her es tofhi sl i f e.

Youwa ntt oc ons t a nt l yi nnov a t e, ev ol v e, a ndc ha ngey ourphot ogr a phy .

Bel i k e J os efKoudel k a , whos t a r t edof fs hoot i ngt heRomapeopl ei nhi sGy ps i es pr oj ec twi t ha25mm l ens , t henev ol v i nga nds hoot i ngwi t ha35mm a nda 50mm l ens , a ndnowi nhi sl a t e70s , i ss hoot i ngpa nor a mi cl a nds c a pes .

Heha s s t a y edc ons i s t entwi t hmonoc hr ome, buthi ss ubj ec t ma t t erha sev ol v ed, a nd hi sc a mer af or ma tha sev ol v ed.

Beamor egener a lphot ogr a pher .

Phot ogr a pha ny t hi nga ndev er y t hi ngt ha t i nt er es t sy ou.

BeaRena i s s a nc ePhot ogr a pher — aphot ogr a phert ha tput sno l i mi t sony our s el f .

St udyev er ya s pec toft hewor l d.

Don’ tl i mi ty our s el f .

Bel i k e Leona r dodaVi nc iwhos t udi edbot a ny , a r c hi t ec t ur e, t hehuma nbody , pa i nt i ng, engi neer i ng, a ndf us edt hes c i enc eofa r ta ndt hea r tofs c i enc et oget her .

He wa spr ol i ficunt i lhedi ed.

Spec i a l i z a t i oni st heenemyofc r ea t i v i t y .

MAKEMEANI NG, NOTPHOTOS Lea r nhowt ofindmea ni ngi ny ourphot os , notj us thowt oma k ephot os .

Thepoi ntofphot ogr a phyi s n’ tt obet hewor l d’ sbes tphot ogr a pher , t ogett he mos tl i k es , t hemos tf ol l ower s , t owi nt hemos ta wa r ds , ha v et hemos tbook sa nd exhi bi t i ons , orl ea v ebehi ndal ega c ya saphot ogr a pher .

Ra t her , t hepur pos eofphot ogr a phyi st ofindmea ni nga ndpur pos ei nt hewor l d.

Tohel pc onnec ty ouc l os ert oot heri ndi v i dua l s .

Tofindbea ut yi nt heor di na r y a ndt hemunda ne.

Toma k ey ourhea r ts i ngwhenev ery ouma k ephot os .

To ov er c omedepr es s i on, a nxi et y , f r us t r a t i on— a ndt oc r ea t i v el yflour i s h.

Sor emember , t heendofourphot ogr a phyi st ol i v eagoodl i f e.

I fy our phot ogr a phyi s n’ thel pi ngy oul i v eagoodl i f e, figur eoutwha tt oc ha nget ol i v e abet t erl i f e.

CAPTUREEMOTI ONVI AGESTURES Aphot owi t houtemot i oni sdea d.

Toc a pt ur emor eemot i onsi ny our phot ogr a phs , f oc usonges t ur es .

Ha ndges t ur es , body ges t ur es , a ndf a c i a l ges t ur es .

Phot ogr a phpeopl ewi t ht hei rha nda ga i ns tt hei rf a c e.

Aga i ns tt hei rhi p.

Phot ogr a phac er t a i nexpr es s i oni nt hei rf a c e.

I fy ouc a nnotf eelt heemot i onor t hemi ndoft hes ubj ec ty oua r ephot ogr a phi ng, t hev i ewerofy ourphot ogr a ph wi l lnotf eela nyemot i on.

Ashuma ns , wea r eha r dwi r edt or ememberv i aemot i ons .

Aphot ogr a pht ha t punc hesusi nt hes t oma c h, a ndev ok esourhea r t , wi l lbur ni t s el fi nt oourmi nds .

Ik nowf ormy s el f , Il i k eni c ec ompos i t i ons .

Yett hes ephot ogr a phsa r eea s i l y f or get t a bl e.

Theydon’ tr emi ndmeofhuma ni t y .

Howev erphot ogr a phs , wher eIha v eas ubj ec ts t a r i ngi nt omys oul , s t i c k swi t h me.

I ti smemor a bl e.

Look i nga tt hes ek i ndsofphot os , If eelmor el i k eahuma n bei ng.

Remember , t hea i m ofa l lphot ogr a phyi st oev ok eemot i ons , f eel i ngs , ors ome s or toft houghti ny ourv i ewer .

Ofc our s ey ouneedagoodc ompos i t i ont odos o, butma k es ur et ha ty oupr i or i t i z eemot i onov erf or m.

PAI NTI NGWI THLI GHT Phot ogr a phymea nspa i nt i ngwi t hl i ght .

Aphot ogr a phwi t houtl i ghtc oul dn’ t exi s t .

Fi gur eouthowy ouc a nbet t eri nt egr a t el i ghti nt oy ourphot os , t opr ov ok ea c er t a i nf eel i ngormood.

Ma k ephot osa ga i ns tdi r ec tl i ght , t oma k emor eha r s h, gr i t t ya ndgr a phi ci ma ges .

Lowery ourexpos ur ec ompens a t i ont ogetdr a ma t i c bl a c kba c k gr ounds .

Phot ogr a phy ours ubj ec t sa ga i ns ts of twi ndowl i ght i ng, i fy ouwa ntt hem t oha v e as of ta ndk i ndf eel i ng.

Phot ogr a phy ours ubj ec t sdur i ngs unr i s ea nds uns et( gol denhour )— whent he gol dena mber soft hes uns hi negent l yony ours ubj ec t , i l l umi na t i ngt hem.

Ul t i ma t el ya saphot ogr a pher , y oua r ea l s oapa i nt er .

You’ r ej us tpa i nt i ngwi t ha c a mer a , i ns t ea dofapa i ntbr us h.

Fi gur eouthowt opa i ntwi t ht hel i ght , by c ha ngi ngt hedi r ec t i onofy ourc a mer a , bya s k i ngy ours ubj ec tt omov e, or phot ogr a phi ngdi f f er entt i mesi nt heda y .

Andat hi ngt or emember —y ouha v eagi f tt obei nt er es t eda ndpa s s i ona t ei n phot ogr a phy .

Yourphot ogr a phygi f ta ndt a l enti sal i ght .

Sha r et ha tl i ghtwi t h ot her s .

Don’ thi dei tundery ourc ha i r .

I ft her oom wa sda r k , woul dn’ ty ous ha r e y ourfla s hl i ghtwi t hot her s ?

Sodon’ tbea f r a i dt os ha r ey ouri ma ges .

Don’ tbea f r a i dofot her sc r i t i c i z i ngy ou a ndy ouri ma ges .

Lety ourl i ghts hi ne.

PHOTOGRAPHTODAYLI KEI TWEREYOURLAST Thebi gges tpr obl em Iha di nmyphot ogr a phy : Iwa sa l wa y sma k i ngexc us es .

I c oul dn’ tbec r ea t i v ebec a us emyc a mer awa s n’ tgoodenough.

Ic oul dn’ t phot ogr a phbec a us eIwa sbus ywi t hmyj ob.

Ic oul dn’ tphot ogr a phbec a us eI wa st i r ed.

Thel i s tgoeson.

Weneedt ophot ogr a phea c hda yl i k ei twer eourl a s t .

I ft oda ywer ey ourl a s tda yonea r t h, woul dy our ea l l ys a v eupmoneyt obuyt ha t newc a mer a( whi c hy oudon’ tr ea l l yneed)t oma k emea ni ngf ulphot ogr a phsof y ourl i f e?Onc ea ga i n, r ea l i z et ha tphot ogr a phyi sat oolt ohel py oufindmor e mea ni ngi ny ourl i f e, mor epur pos ea ndmor eha ppi nes s .

Nott oma k ephot os .

I ft oda ywer ey ourl a s tda yonea r t h, whowoul dy ouphot ogr a ph?St r a nger s ?

Yourf r i endsa ndf a mi l y ?Your s el f ?Who? Notonl yt ha t , butwhenev ery oumeety ourf r i ends , f a mi l y , pa r t ner , l ov ed ones —i ma gi nel i k ei twer et hei rl a s tda yonea r t h.

Woul dy ouma k eaphot oof t hem?I fs o, howwoul dy oudoi t ?

Al wa y sc ont empl a t eonl i f ea nddea t h, a ndy ouwi l lnev erwa s t eas i ngl e, pr ec i ous , gl or i ousda yofy ours hor tt i meher eonea r t h.

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. . .phot ogr aphyt i pscont i nued DON’ TFORCEYOURPHOTOGRAPHY Don’ tf or c ey our s el ft oma k ephot osi fy oudon’ tf eell i k ei t .

Themor epr es s ur e y ouputony our s el f , t hewor s ephot osy ou’ r egoi ngt oma k e.

Doy ouf or c eac hi l dt opl a yont hej ungl egy m?Doy ouf or c eadogt owa gi t s t a i l ?Doy ouf or c eawa t er f a l lt oflowwa t er ?

Phot ogr a phyi sa na c tt oexpr es sy ouri nner c r ea t i v es pi r i t .

Phot ogr a phyi sa n oppor t uni t yf ory out ofinda ppr ec i a t i on, l ov ea ndpea c ei ny ourl i f e.

Phot ogr a phyi saper s ona lendea v ort oy ou.

Sowhys t r es souta bouthowma ny ‘ l i k es ’ y ouwi l lgetons oc i a lmedi a , orwha tot her st hi nka bouty ourwor k ?

Don’ tf ea rt ha tpeopl ewi l lf or geta bouty oui fy oudon’ ta l wa y ss hoot , s ha r e phot osa ndc ommentont hephot osofot her s .

Of t enoneoft hebes twa y st or ei ns pi r ei ny ourphot ogr a phyi st owi t hdr a w, t hent or eemer gel a t er , wi t houtf or c i ngi t .

WALKI NGMEDI TATI ON Wheni tc omest ophot ogr a phy , t hi nkofi tl i k ewa l k i ngmedi t a t i on.

J us tgoon awa l kwi t hy ourc a mer a , a ndwa l ks l owl y .

Tr ea tphot ogr a phya sac ha nc et o getoutofy ourhome, t os eet henei ghbor hood, t ohea rt hebi r dsc hi r pi ng, t he c a r shonk i ng, t hepeopl ec ha t t er i ng, a ndt of eelc onnec t edwi t hs oc i et y .

Don’ tt hi nkofphot ogr a phya sj us ta boutma k i ngphot os .

I ti ss omet hi ng deeper .

I ti sc onnec t i ngy our s el fwi t ht heenv i r onmenta r oundy ou, t he s oc i et ya r oundy ou, a ndwi t ht hewor l da r oundy ou.

Asat i p, t r yt owa l ks l owert ha ny ounor ma l l ydo.

Wi t hea c hs t ep, f eelt he c onc r et eundery ours ol e.

Wi t hea c hs t ep, l ooka r oundy ou.

Lookl ef t , r i ght , down, a ndup.

Tr yt obemor ec ur i ouswi t hy ourey es .

St a r ea tt hi ngsy ou mi ghtha v enots t a r eda tbef or e.

Tr ea ty our s el fl i k eac hi l d, wa l k i ngi nt he s t r eet sf ort hefir s tt i me.

MUTEDI STRACTI ONS Toda y ’ swor l di sdi s t r a c t i ng.

Ourphonesa r ea l wa y sv i br a t i ngwi t hnot i fic a t i ons , ema i l s , t extmes s a gesa ndphonec a l l s .

Wec a nnotdoa ny t hi ngwi t houtget t i ng i nt er r upt ed.

Tec hnol ogyha s n’ tma det hi sa nybet t er , i tha sma dei twor s e.

Howc a ny our ea l l yf oc usa nddoa nyc r ea t i v ewor ki fy ou’ r ec ons t a nt l y ov er whel medwi t hdi s t r a c t i ons ?Youc a n’ t .

Thebes twa yt of oc usi st or emov e di s t r a c t i ons .

Tha tmea nst ouni ns t a l ldi s t r a c t i nga ppsf r om y ourphone.

Tha t mea nst ur ni ngof fy ourphoneori nt er netwheny oudon’ tneedi t .

Wheny ou’ r es hoot i ngont hes t r eet s , y ouwa ntt obei nt hemoment .

Youdon’ t wa ntt ot hi nka boutt hepa s t , ort hef ut ur e.

Youwa ntt or ema i ni nt he“ et er na l now. ” Sowheny ou’ r eoutt a k i ngphot os , don’ tl i s t ent omus i c .

Don’ tt extony our phone.

Don’ tc hec ks oc i a lmedi a .

Ra t her , t ur ny ourphonet os i l entmode, t ur ni t t oa i r pl a nemode, ort ur ni tof fc ompl et el y .

Notonl yt ha t , butdon’ tt hi nka bouty ourl i f epr obl ems .

Ra t her , f oc usj us tony our phot ogr a phy , a ndl ety our s el fdi s a ppea ri nt ot hemomentofs hoot i ng.

MI NDFULLYSHAREPHOTOS Lea r nt obemi ndf ulwheni nt er a c t i ngwi t hot her s .

Forexa mpl e, wheni tc omest os oc i a lmedi a , i ti snei t hergoodnorba d.

I ti sj us t howy ouus ei t .

I fy ouf eela nxi ousa ndpa r a noi dt ha ty ourphot osa r en’ tget t i nga sma ny“ l i k es ” ons oc i a lmedi aa sy ou’ dl i k e, i ti spr oba bl ynothea l t hyf ory ou.

Buti fy oua r e c ont entwi t ht hef ewf ol l ower sy ouha v e, a ndy oua r es ha r i ngphot ost ha tbr i ng y out r uej oy , t heny oua r eus i ngs oc i a lmedi ai napos i t i v ewa y .

Wheni ndoubt , s ha r ef ewerphot os .

Sha r ey ourbes t .

Does n’ ti ta nnoyy ouwheny ourf r i endupl oa dst hei r200phot osf r om Pa r i st o s oc i a lmedi a ?Tome, t ha ti si nf or ma t i onov er l oa d.

Iwoul dha v er a t hers eent hei r 35bes tphot os , a ndmov edonwi t hmyda y .

Sowi t hs oc i a lmedi a , don’ tdount oot her sa sy oudon’ twa ntot her st odount o y ou.

Mi st yWebb ( s t ude ntpr o ďŹ l e ) ht t ps : / / www. c l a y br o c pho t o me mo r i e s . c o m Nev era f r a i dt oa s kf orhel p, Mi s t yqui c k l ygr ewi nt ot hewonder f ulphot ogr a pher s hei st oda y .I twa sobv i ousf r om t hes t a r tt ha tMi s t ywa sdet er mi nedt ol ea r na s muc ha ss hec oul da boutt hec r a f t .

Ev er yt i mes hea s k edaques t i oni nourPr i v a t e Fa c ebookGr oup, It houghtt omy s el f , t hi sphot ogr a pheri sgoi ngpl a c es .

Ha v i ng bui l tupa ney ef orphot ogr a phyma nyy ea r sa go, t henexts t epwa st ol ea r nhow t ot a k ef ul lc ont r olofherc a mer as et t i ngs , i ns t ea dofs hoot i ngi nAUTO.Wi t ht hi s s k i l lnowunderherbel t , herf ut ur ei nphot ogr a phyi swher eev ers hewa nt st o t a k ei t .

Howdi dy oufir s tbec omei nt er es t edi nphot ogr a phy ?

Iha v eALWAYSl ov edt a k i ngpi c t ur es , butwa snev era bl et opur s uei ts i nc eIwa sa s i ngl ewor k i ngmom.

Ther ej us twa s n’ tt i met opr a c t i c ea ndl ea r n.

Igotmyv er y fir s t35mm ( fil m)c a mer ai n1997a ndwoul dgot ot hec a rr a c esev er yweek end a ndt a k epi c t ur es .

Ofc our s e, Iwa sona ut obec a us eInev erk newa boutma nua l .

Myhus ba nd, whi c ha tt het i mewa sj us tmybes tf r i end, a l s ol ov edt a k i ngpi c t ur es a ndwa sr ea l l ygooda tt a k i ngt hepi c t ur esofr a c ec a r sgoi nga r oundt het r a c k .

He t r i eda ndt r i edt oexpl a i nt omea bouta per t ur ea nds hut t ers peedbutIj us t c oul dn’ tunder s t a nd.

So, Ij us tk epts hoot i ngi na ut o.

Theni n2003myhus ba ndboughtmemyfir s tDSLRc a mer aa ndIwa st hr i l l ed, but s t i l ls hoot i ngi na ut o.

Is t a r t edt a k i ngpi c t ur esofev er y t hi ngbuts t i l lnev er under s t ooda nyofwha tIwa sdoi ng.

Is t a r t edt a k i ngpi c sofmygr a ndk i ds , t hen ot herpeopl e’ sk i dsf orf una ndev er y ones a i d“ ohy ous houl ddot hi sf oral i v i ng” a ndIl a ugheda tt hem, a f t era l lIha daf ul lt i mej ob.

Oneda ywhi l es c r ol l i ngt hr oughFa c ebookt hi sa dpoppedupf ora nonl i nec our s e f orphot ogr a phya ndIc oul dwor ka tmyownpa c e, s oIc l i c k edoni ta ndpoofImet Ta ny aa ndmyl i f ec ompl et el yc ha nged.

Iwentoutofmyc omf or tz onea nd s wi t c hedt hec a mer at oma nua la ndha v enev erl ook edba c k .

Wha torwhoi ns pi r esy ou?

Thi si saha r dques t i on, Iha v es oma nypeopl et ha ti ns pi r emei ndi v er s ewa y s .

But It hi nk“ wha t ”i ns pi r esmemos ti st hebea ut ya r oundust ha tmos tpeopl edonot s eeorc hoos et ol ooka t .

Peopl ea r es obus ywi t hl i f et ha tt heyf or gett oj us ts t op, l ooka ndma y beev ent a k eapi c t ur et ha tma yma k et hem s mi l el a t er , Ius edt obe oneoft hos epeopl e.

WhenIgot hr ought heFBpa gesa nds eeot herphot os , Iget i ns pi r edt ogoa ndt r ynewt hi ngs .

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