Photolearningism

A PARTIAL PICTURE As you may have noted in my last post, I've been recognizing some weaknesses in my photography (which are becoming clearer through study and changes in photo subject matter). Nature will always be my favorite and focus in photography, but I felt like I could only get closer to mastery in more thoroughly exploring the art form. I consider my standing to be like a photo in which only one corner is well framed and shaped, while the rest is lacking in quality and composition. In exposing (which is a photography pun, yes!) myself to other forms of photography, I do see other principles at play which are harder to observe and practice. For example, when looking to capture nature and landscapes, the field of view is immense, and can be helpful to focus on a object to give the image a depth and a life. Taking this same idea to portrait photography, the need to focus on a object is (obviously) that much more important, while justifying the setting and other objects that ap...

SKILL SHARPENING I've spent my time away from Blogspot aiming to refine my photo style and study the technical end of photography to better understand how I can improve. There is such a wide world of growth to explore for technique and best practice! While I recognize that photography is a creative art, it does operate under some basic rules that impact the quality of color captured. Like any constructed piece, even if planned prior to execution, the final product is not as deep a story told if executed with a flawed plan. Hence, a better understanding, and not just practice, is a necessary step.  THE STEPS FORWARD While I haven't updated my camera or purchased any accessories to enhance it, I've gained insight into getting more out of my current equipment. While I certainly desire a more powerful camera, available budget prevents this. Though, in considering my pursuits, perhaps this is good and right that I should focus on how to properly conduct use of my current camera....

A DAY THAT STARTED YESTERDAY I can count the number of hours I slept last night with just a couple fingers. Development work on a website kept me going until the unrecognizable hours of the morning, and shortly after, it was time to get going to day-job work. It wasn't a bad day, but I worked hard and needed to find a place to quell my now-oversensative nerves. WHERE THE QUIET IS I went for a run on the Ridgefield Rail Trail, which has a way of getting me off on the right foot (Yes that was a joke and you may excersize your immune system with laughter). I smacked my foot soles for a few miles back and forth and felt like I still had the steam to go a little further, so I did. Latelly, I've been noticing my stamina has been growing, and I was thinking about slowly increasing distance to conquer at least a half maration some day.  CREEKS THAT SPEAK I had to make a stop at the East Fishkill library. While there, I decided to take another walk along the creek and ...