Comments on: The Landscapist nails it http://twwilliams.com/blog/2007/02/10/the-landscapist-nails-it/ Discovering and learning Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:39:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: damon http://twwilliams.com/blog/2007/02/10/the-landscapist-nails-it/#comment-7289 damon Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:24:43 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2007/02/10/the-landscapist-nails-it/#comment-7289 <blockquote>I hope to teach myself to take photos of things that actually interest me as opposed to those things that my intellect says ought to interest me, or those things that interest other people.</blockquote> I think this sums me up in a nutshell. I think we are in the same boat in this regard. On a side note, your dog is gorgeous. I have a 7 month old chocolate lab, and i could take photos of her all day!

I hope to teach myself to take photos of things that actually interest me as opposed to those things that my intellect says ought to interest me, or those things that interest other people.

I think this sums me up in a nutshell. I think we are in the same boat in this regard.

On a side note, your dog is gorgeous. I have a 7 month old chocolate lab, and i could take photos of her all day!

]]> By: Simon http://twwilliams.com/blog/2007/02/10/the-landscapist-nails-it/#comment-6628 Simon Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:01:26 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2007/02/10/the-landscapist-nails-it/#comment-6628 The bit I meant to add is that when you're shooting rarely, you have to do all that thinking. When you shoot more often, you get to have more fun because the thinking becomes less of a burden. The bit I meant to add is that when you’re shooting rarely, you have to do all that thinking. When you shoot more often, you get to have more fun because the thinking becomes less of a burden.

]]> By: Simon http://twwilliams.com/blog/2007/02/10/the-landscapist-nails-it/#comment-6626 Simon Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:43:42 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2007/02/10/the-landscapist-nails-it/#comment-6626 In the 7 months ago, I quit my job at MS and started travelling. In the course of all that travelling, I've taken a few thousand pictures. It's been rewarding to see my pictures improving as all the fundamentals of composition become second nature. At first, I really had to think hard about each shot - did it look as good through the viewfinder as it did when I first noticed the scene, what did I need to change to make it look better, was the subject actually interesting to begin with, etc etc etc. Now, I lift the camera to my eye and that stuff happens much more easily. Far more of my shots actually work and are interesting. I still get plenty of duds and I still have to work at it, but I'm definitely improving. Of course, travelling with an art major who can offer great advice is very handy, too. Get out there and take pictures. Think about what you're doing. Look at the pictures the same day and try to figure out what you could have done better. Work with your shots to see if you can make them better compositionally. Then go out and shoot some more. Rinse and repeat. In the 7 months ago, I quit my job at MS and started travelling. In the course of all that travelling, I’ve taken a few thousand pictures. It’s been rewarding to see my pictures improving as all the fundamentals of composition become second nature. At first, I really had to think hard about each shot - did it look as good through the viewfinder as it did when I first noticed the scene, what did I need to change to make it look better, was the subject actually interesting to begin with, etc etc etc. Now, I lift the camera to my eye and that stuff happens much more easily. Far more of my shots actually work and are interesting. I still get plenty of duds and I still have to work at it, but I’m definitely improving. Of course, travelling with an art major who can offer great advice is very handy, too.

Get out there and take pictures. Think about what you’re doing. Look at the pictures the same day and try to figure out what you could have done better. Work with your shots to see if you can make them better compositionally. Then go out and shoot some more. Rinse and repeat.

]]> By: Billie http://twwilliams.com/blog/2007/02/10/the-landscapist-nails-it/#comment-5081 Billie Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:57:54 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2007/02/10/the-landscapist-nails-it/#comment-5081 Tommy, I think the point and shoot is a good idea. After a long time shooting with medium format mostly on tripod I hit a wall. I just felt that I was doing the same old, same old over and over. I bought a Holga. Now I felt that I had no control so I just shot. Almost immediately a series of work found me. But most of all I found fun in shooting again. BTW, do you realize how many photos you have of plays of light in your house? They are tiny vignettes, almost abstracts. You should print some of them as big as you can and line them up. They are evocative. Tommy, I think the point and shoot is a good idea. After a long time shooting with medium format mostly on tripod I hit a wall. I just felt that I was doing the same old, same old over and over. I bought a Holga. Now I felt that I had no control so I just shot. Almost immediately a series of work found me. But most of all I found fun in shooting again. BTW, do you realize how many photos you have of plays of light in your house? They are tiny vignettes, almost abstracts. You should print some of them as big as you can and line them up. They are evocative.

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