{"id":278,"date":"2017-04-10T19:26:20","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T23:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coolskill.org\/site\/?page_id=278"},"modified":"2017-04-12T09:44:23","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T13:44:23","slug":"photography-philosophy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/coolskill.org\/site\/photography-philosophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Photography Philosophy"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have written about how I had a\u00a0camera as a kid<\/a>\u00a0and about the\u00a0chain of circumstances<\/a>\u00a0that led to my getting a DSLR camera. \u00a0In that time, and well as the time with the DSLR, I have learned what is perhaps the key lesson of photography: \u00a0the camera itself is usually not the limiting factor the quality of a photograph.<\/p>\n

Certainly, it is true that a better camera can produce better photographs. \u00a0If that were not true, there would not be a market for high-end camera. \u00a0However, there are, three\u00a0things that influence the quality of a photograph, and the quality of the camera is last on that list. \u00a0In order, they are the eye of the person behind the camera, the lens in front of the camera, and (finally) the camera itself. \u00a0Having a better camera does not mean that your photographs will automatically be better; it means that, if you can already take good photos, then you can take good photos in a wider variety of conditions. \u00a0It is most important to upgrade your eye for photography, and you do that through study and practice – getting out in the field and shooting frames, and focusing on composition, lighting, and storytelling.<\/span><\/p>\n

In other words, a better camera makes your photographs more astoundingly. \u00a0If you take good photos, they will be more astoundingly good. \u00a0If you take bad photos, they will be more astoundingly bad. \u00a0If you take average photo, they will be more astoundingly average – that is, still average.<\/p>\n

Jim Richardson, a photographer for National Geographic, said, “If you want to be a better photographer, stand in front of more interesting stuff.” \u00a0I can only hope my choice of stuff is interesting, or that I have photographed that stuff in such a manner as to\u00a0make<\/em> it interesting.<\/p>\n

Look for additional posts, musings, and the occasional photograph added to the blog in the “Photography” category.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have written about how I had a\u00a0camera as a kid\u00a0and about the\u00a0chain of circumstances\u00a0that led to my getting a DSLR camera. \u00a0In that time, and well as the time with the DSLR, I have learned what is perhaps the key lesson of photography: \u00a0the camera itself is usually not the limiting factor the quality … <\/p>\n

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