Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Photographer's style

Young photographers are often pressured into an emphasis on individual style, a search for distinction, a quest for newness and differentness. Yet the truth of the matter is that a unique style is a by-product of visual exploration, not its goal. Personal vision only comes from not aiming for it. In dim light, objects emerge from the gloom when not looking at them. It is the same with style; paradoxically, it is a natural, inevitable result of emphasizing subject, not self.

Bill Jay, Occam’s Razor

Sunday, March 28, 2010

How to be a photographer

You cannot be a photographer by aspiring to be one, or by learning everything there is to be known about photography. Photographers produce photographs. And many of them. Like every other skill, photography is learned by continuous and dedicated practice.

Bill Jay, Occam’s Razor

Friday, March 26, 2010

What to photograph

Giving specific advice on what to photograph would not be appreciated even if it was possible. The answer is provided by a question: What are you really interested in? In other words: What is it that can sustain your enthusiasm for a long time?

Bill Jay, Occam’s Razor

Thursday, March 25, 2010

How to get great wedding photographs


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