“Make Pictures, Don’t Take Pictures”
The following is a verbatim quote from TONY NORTHRUP’S DSLR BOOK: HOW TO CREATE STUNNING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY available free on Amazon’s Kindle site and readable on any mobile device that supports the Kindle Reader application.
“Here’s the process of taking a picture:
- See something you want to remember.
- Hold the camera up.
- Press the shutter.
Here’s the process of making a picture:
- Envision a photograph.
- Find the best location.
- Find the best viewpoint.
- Find the best time.
- Determine how the natural light needs to be modified
- Hold the camera up.
- Identify the camera settings you need to get the right exposure, perspective, background blur, and depth-of-field.
- Press the shutter.
- Edit the picture to complete your vision.
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Making pictures doesn’t have to take much time – just be deliberate about your composition, lighting, posing, and camera settings.”
Good points to think about.