The end of the year is coming and with it the beginning of the next, full of good intentions, desire to improve and, surely, a long list of things to improve, to resume, to start from scratch. gym, quit smoking, read more, lie down early, go out on the mountain more and more and a few million more, depending on every challenge, person, need and taste.
I don’t know if your to-do list will have something to do with your favorite pastime, or if you’ve just finished making lists (like me?), but whether you have them or not, the desire to improve and learn should be a goal all year round and, if photography is your thing, is this a good opportunity to challenge yourself to learn and improve?
- It is one of my favorites for several reasons.
- First because it forces us to practice.
- Second because it forces us to be responsible.
- Third because it motivates us to improve.
- And fourth.
- Because it allows us to see our own evolution and learn.
- Of our mistakes.
- Almost nothing.
- Right? A project can be one photo a day or one a week.
- The important thing is that you have some commitment and don’t leave it behind.
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You know that here on the blog we have a weekly challenge, every week with a different theme, and seven days to get ready and go out looking for your best photo, this is a perfect opportunity to practice and learn new things, and to force you to finish your photo project with one photo per week (see previous point?).
However, if you like challenges, fortunately you are not the only one and social networks are full of them, some contests, others for the simple pleasure of participating and / or seeing your image highlighted above others.
Personally I admire self-taught people, who strive to learn and improve, photography enthusiasts should always be a little at some point, as this requires a lot of trial and error and a lot of practice, however, I also believe that being yourself – Teaching takes a lot of time and is very lonely, for all these reasons I always recommend taking a good photography course that gives you the technical or commission foundations necessary to start from a Agile and motivating way, and they are not just courses for beginners, there are courses of all levels and subjects and in all formats: online, in presentation, etc.
Ah, if you are interested in an online course with all the secrets of SLR photography, feel free to take a look at the course of the photographer blog.
Surely it seems to you that it is now so fashionable to leave the comfort zone, right?, because in photography, the more you know, the better, there is no doubt, the more you stimulate your learning, the more resources, more imagination, the more motivation and, ultimately, the better photos?
So you know, give other styles, other techniques a try. Have you tried street photography, macro photography, landscape photography, portrait photography, light painting, star photography, moon and sun, and millions more subjects (we have many on this blog?) that can help you improve and progress as a photographer.
I will not tire of saying that the photographs are made to be seen and I am the first to postpone the issuance of paper copies to a thousand and one excuses, to a thousand and a lack of time, to laziness and to a long etc. . , but the truth is that putting all the work, all the illusion, the whole story and the memory behind each of the hard drive images in use is the worst thing you can do to them.
There are millions of supports at hand to give them light: canvases, photobooks, posters or a simple frame, the important thing is that you like them, that’s why we make them, right?
It is a good time to propose. I assure you that if you knew the benefits that the use of manual mode can bring you, would you still not wait? The manual mode, believe it or not, has all the answers to these questions that you have been asking yourself since you were seduced by photography: how to freeze a drop or leave a trace of movement, how we can blur the background, and almost anything. it occurs to you, you can do it manually, so if you only have to choose one lens from the list, I recommend it.
Many times we end up hating the built-in flash of our camera (usually not for lack of reason), we hate red eyes, burnt areas of the image, the dark background, the expressions of those we represent, and definitely reject the flash of our life. But the truth is that the external flash has nothing to do with the one that is integrated into your camera. The external flash is everything you’ve ever dreamed of flash before you’re deeply disappointed. The external flash gives you back the faith, you see, dare you with it?
It is not obligatory, much less, you may be crazy or may not tell you anything, but regardless of the aesthetics and what it can transmit to everyone, the truth is that black and white is not only an absence of color, it is also a valuable aid for learning the composition, since by stripping the images of the force of color , should be much more sustained in the rest of the elements, mainly in the way they are distributed in the frame, or what we also call composition.
Yes, why don’t you think you’re not going to win?Well, if you don’t try, you’ll never know that you’re never good enough, that there’s always someone better than you and better than the one you think is better than you, but that’s the magic of photography. Always, there is always room for improvement, doesn’t that imply that for once and for a photo, you can’t be the best neither the second best nor the third best nor the second best ?.
Photography is made to be seen, so share your images, you can do it on a social network or create your own online photo gallery The moral is that you don’t just stay for yourself your beautiful images?Photographers are an enthusiastic community that loves to share and learn from others. If you’re not excited about social media and want to start working a professional future, or if you just want to show off your photos but don’t have to give up your image rights, try creating your own online photo gallery, Mario explained it very well in this article.
That’s lazy, huh? But believe me, the more you leave it, the more vague it will leave you, so the sooner you arrive, the better, having the images in order reduces the risk of losing them for a mistake and eventually saves you. a long time And besides, if you feel lazy, what better way to do it than in the boiling heat of Christmas?
If in life no one gives you anything, let alone photography, then don’t lie on the couch and want not to be good enough, none of that, the photographs have to be made, made, not hunted or magically appeared. He takes a good picture, and I assure you it’s not taken from the couch. Going out opens our minds, tests us, gives us moments if we are ready to see them, makes us improvise, takes us out of our comfort zone, teaches us. Because the only way to learn photography, I’m sorry, is to practice it.
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