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I fy ouf eely oua r es t uc ki nar ut , orbor edwi t hy ourphot ogr a phy , we gua r a nt eet hi sc our s ewi l lhel py out os t a r tt hi nk i ngmor ec r ea t i v el y . Onc e i tbec omesaha bi t , i twi l lnotonl yhel pt a k ey ourflowerphot ogr a phyt oa newl ev el , buta l lgenr est her ea f t er . Lea r nmor eov era tht t ps : / / www. s l r phot ogr a phy gui de. c om/ c r ea t i v eflower phot ogr a phy /
AmandaAbbot t ( s t ude ntpr o fil e ) ht t ps : / / www. i ns t a gr a m. c o m/ a ma nda a 1967/ Thes epa s tf ewmont hswe’ v el ov edwa t c hi ngAma nda ’ sphot ogr a phyi mpr ov e ea c ht i mes hegoesoutt oc a pt ur et hewor l da r oundher . Nodoubta bouti t , her s t r engt hl i esi nphot ogr a phi ngl owl i ghtl a nds c a pes . I ft hei ma gesi nt hi spr ofil e a r ea ny t hi ngt ogoby , Ama nda ’ swor ki nt henea rf ut ur ewi l lbea bs ol ut el y a s t oundi ng.
Howdi dy oufir s tbec omei nt er es t edi nphot ogr a phy ? Iha v ea l wa y sha daf a s c i na t i onwi t hphot ogr a phys i nc eIwa sl i t t l e.Iboughta c a mer awi t hmyfir s tpa ywhenIwa s15a ndl ea r ni ngama nua lc a mer aha sa l wa y s beenonmyt odol i s t . Al lmyl i f eI ’ v el ov edphot ogr a phybutnev erbeena bl et o “ under s t a nd”s l rc a mer a smuc ht omyf r us t r a t i on. Ot her ss eem t ogr a s pi tqui t e qui c k l ybuti t ’ sbeenha r df ormef ors omer ea s on. Ov ert hey ea r sI ’ v epi c k edup t hec a mer aa ndgi v eni tas hota ndputi ta wa youtoff r us t r a t i onanumberof t i mes . Wha torwhoi ns pi r esy ou? Ev er y one!Il ov el ook i nga tot herphot ogr a pher ’ sphot os . Il ov et ha tIc a ngoout wi t h3or4peopl ea ndwea l ls hoott hes a mel oc a t i onbutea c hofusc r ea t esv er y di f f er entl ook i ngi ma ges . Ia mi ns pi r edbyma nymember soft hi sgr oupa ndmy ey esa r eopenedt onewi dea sa ndc ompos i t i ona l lt het i me.Ir ememberi nt he ea r l yda y sofs t a r t i ngt hi sc our s e, s eei ngot herphot ogr a pher ’ spos t sa ndt hi nk i ng t heya r ea l r ea dys ogood, Ic a nnev era c hi ev ewha tt heya r e. Buts l owl ya nds ur el y wi t hl ot soft r i a la nder r orI ’ mi mpr ov i nga nda c t ua l l ya ms t a r t i ngt obel i ev eIc a n dot hi s !
Howha sourphot ogr a phyc our s ehel pedy ou? Thec our s eha sbeenar ev el a t i onf orme.Iha v et r i edma nyc our s esa nda t t ended s hor tc our s esi nper s onbutnot hi ngha sev err ea l l ys t uc kwi t hme.I ’ v es penty ea r s f r us t r a t edbymydes i r et ot a k ephot os , butmyt ot a li na bi l i t yt oc ompr ehend ma nua lmodesonmyc a mer a .Ia ma l s odoi ngt heedi t i ngc our s eov era t ht t ps : / / www. s l r phot ogr a phy gui de. c om/ phot oedi t l i k ea pr o. ht mla ndwhi l eIdon’ t s pendal otoft i meedi t i ng, t her ea r ek eyl es s onst ha tIus eonnea r l ya l lmyphot os t ha ta r equi c ka ndea s yt ol ea r n. Theyel ev a t ephot ost oanewl ev el . It hi nkt ha t c our s eha sbeena si ns t r ument a la st heDSLRc our s ei nmygr owt hi nphot ogr a phy s k i l l s . Wha t ’ sy ourmos tmemor a bl emoment ? Pr oba bl yourfir s tBr i s ba ne/ Queens l a ndmeetup. Iwa supt ol es s on3It hi nk .Ia m a na bs ol ut ei nt r ov er ts oev ens howi ngupwa sha r df orme, butIwa sdet er mi ned.I wa soutofmyc omf or tz onea ndt hemos ti nexper i enc edt her ebutev er y onewa s f r i endl ya ndhel pf ul–Ronev enha dt os howmehowt ous emyt r i pod. Iwent homewi t hs oma nynewt i psa ndwor dsofenc our a gementt ok eepgoi ng. It hi nk i t ’ st ha tc ont a c twi t hgr oupmember sa ndot herpeopl eI ’ v emetwhi l eouta nd a boutwho’ v ehel pedmei mpr ov enotonl ywi t hmyphot ogr a phy , buta l s owi t hmy c onfidenc e. Yourf a v our i t el oc a t i on? Ci t i esbyni ght–a r oundKa nga r ooPoi nti nBr i s ba nebutIl ov edmyr ec entt r i pt o Sy dneywi t hmyhus ba nd–whomuc ht omyj oyha st a k enupphot ogr a phyt oo. I upgr a dedmyc a mer ai nFebr ua r ya ndhefigur eds i nc ehewa soutc a r r y i ngmy c a mer aba ghema ya swel lj oi nmei nt a k i ngphot os , s ohenowus esmyol d D5300.Iha v eapr ef er enc ef orl ongexpos ur ephot oss ofindmy s el fouta tni ghta l ot . Ienj oyc i t y s c a pespa r t i c ul a r l ybuta l s ol i k eexper i ment i ngwi t hl i ghtt r a i l sa nd hopet oi mpr ov emyMi l k yWa yphot os . La t el yt houghI ’ mr ea l l yenj oy i ngs unr i s es a sev er ynewda ybr i ngsnewl i ght , c ol our sa ndi dea s .
Wha tpl a nsdoy ouha v ef ort hef ut ur eofy ourphot ogr a phy ? Iha v ebeengi v en2mont hs‘ wa l ls pa c e’ i nac a f éi nt hec i t ybyaf r i endt o di s pl a ya ndpot ent i a l l ys el lmyphot osov erChr i s t ma ss ot ha t ’ safir s tf orme. I ’ v ebeendoi ngt hec our s ef ora boutay ea rnowa nda ms t i l ll ea r ni ngbutmy c onfidenc ei sgr owi nga ndma y beoneda yIwi l lv ent ur ei nt os el l i ngmywor k . Ia m nots ur ewher eI ’ m goi ngbutf eell i k eIha v efina l l yf ound“ me”i fy ou k nowwha tImea n.
Wha t ’ sy ourbes tpi ec eofa dv i c ef orot her ss of a r ? Don’ tbea f r a i d. If el ts el fc ons c i oust a k i ngmyt r i podouti npubl i ci nt heea r l yda y s –don’ twor r ynobodyi sl ook i ng.Don’ tbea f r a i dt os a yhit oot herphot ogr a pher s wheny oua r eout–y oumi ghts t r i k eupf r i ends hi ps( Iha v e)a ndphot obuddi esa r e agr ea twa yt os ha r et i psa ndi mpr ov ewha ty oudo.I ft her ei sal oc a lga t her i ngof c our s emember sdon’ tbea f r a i dt ogomeett hem. RonCout t sha sor ga ni s edaf ew i nBr i s ba nea ndea c ht i meIha v ea t t endedameet upIha v egonehomewi t hnew k nowl edgea ndma denewf r i ends .I ’ v ef oundmos tphot ogr a phypeopl ea r er ea l l y ni c e. Thek eyi sget t i ngy our s el foutt her ea ndt a k i ngphot os .Youma ynota l wa y s c omehomes a t i s fiedwi t hwha ty ous hotbuty ouwi l lha v el ea r nts omet hi ngnew ea c ht i me. Don’ tbea f r a i dt opos ti nt hegr oup, t ha ti sr ea l l yhel pf ul . Tos eemor eofAma nda ’ swor k , v i s i therI ns t a gr a ma c c ountov era t ht t ps : / / www. i ns t a gr a m. c om/ a ma nda a 1967/ Lea r nmor ea boutourphot ogr a phyc our s eov era t ht t ps : / / www. s l r phot ogr a phy gui de. c om/ onl i nec our s es . ht ml Lea r nmor ea boutouredi t i ngc our s eov era t ht t p: / / www. s l r phot ogr a phy gui de. c om/ phot oedi t l i k ea pr o. ht ml
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Phot obyRa c helPa ul husLi ng, Ca na da I SO100, f / 2. 81/ 125s ec
Phot obyEl i z a bet hSt ea d, US I SO400, f / 6. 3, 1/ 125s ec
Phot obyTi naSummer s , UK f / 10, 1/ 640s ec , I SO200
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Yourba c k y a r dornei ghbour hoodga r deni sagr ea tpl a c et os t a r t . Don’ t phot ogr a pht heor di na r yi na nor di na r ywa y . Tr ya l ldi f f er entt i mesoft heda y . Thi nka bouthowy ouc a nc r ea t emor ea r t i s t i cc ompos i t i ons . Forexa mpl e, l a ya f ewl ea v esdownont hegr oundi napa r t i c ul a rpa t t er n.
Somet hi nga ss i mpl ea sal a r gev eget a bl el ea fc a nma k eagr ea ta bs t r a c ti ma ge. Tr yhol di ngt hel ea fupt owa r dsabr i ghts k yf orma xi mum det a i l .
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Ol dpa i nt , r us t yna i l s , s ha dowsont hewa l l sa l lma k ea ni nt er es t i ngs ubj ec t . Look i ny ourk i t c henc upboa r dsf orc ol or f ulgl a s s wa r e. Whenoutonamor ni ngwa l k , pi c kupt hi ngsl i k ebi r df ea t her sa ndot heri t emst ha ty ouc a nphot ogr a phwhen y our et ur nhome.
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Nodoubty ou’ dha v ehea r dot herphot ogr a pher ss a yy ous houl dn’ tbe phot ogr a phi ngi nbr i ghts unl i ght . Per s ona l l yIfindi ns omes i t ua t i ons , t her ea r e a dv a nt a gesi ns hoot i ngdur i ngt hes ehour s . Forexa mpl e, i ti spr i met i mef or under wa t erphot ogr a phy . I t ’ sa l s ogr ea tf ora ny t hi ngt ha tr equi r esaf a s ts hut t ers peed, l i k es por t s phot ogr a phy , orwher ey ou’ dwa ntt of r eez et hemov ementofy ours ubj ec ti n a c t i ons hot s . Fort hei ma gebel ow, mypa r t nerJ ohnwa sa bl et ok eept hes hut t er s peeda taf a s t1/ 1, 250s ecwi t ha nf / 8a per t ur e, s omet hi ngt ha twoul dha v ebeen i mpos s i bl et ododur i nggol denhour s .
Ov er c a s tc l oudyda y si smyf a v our i t el i ght i ngc ondi t i on. I t ’ swheny ou’ l lfindme outa nda boutma k i ngt hemos tofi t . WhenIs a yov er c a s t , I ’ m notr ef er r i ngt o r a i nyda y sa ss uc h, butr a t herwhent hel i ghti sbot h br i ghta nddi f f us ed. Sl i ght c l oudc ov ert ha tt a k esa wa yha r s hl i ghtv er s ess ha dea c r os sy ours ubj ec t . Ifindi t per f ec tf orpor t r a i t , l a nds c a pesa ndna t ur e. Youc a nl i k eni tt oha v i ngana t ur a l s of t boxov ert hes c ener y .
Dur i ngt heda y t i me, t hemos tobv i ousl i ghts our c ef ori ndoorphot ogr a phyi s wi ndowl i ght . Na t ur a ll i ghts t r ea mi ngt hr ought hewi ndowsi sper f ec tf or por t r a i t sa nds t i l ll i f e. Ienc our a geev er y onet os c outi ndoorl oc a t i ons  a nd ma s t erwi ndowl i ght . Fort hi sk i ndofl i ght i ngt r ys potmet er i ng, orbet t ers t i l l , s etma nua lmodea ndexper i mentwi t hexpos ur ec ompens a t i on.
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