Comments on: Photography Your Own Way http://rasmusrasmussen.com/2009/10/20/photography-your-own-way/ The Writing Photographer Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:48:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Libby http://rasmusrasmussen.com/2009/10/20/photography-your-own-way/comment-page-1/#comment-22755 Libby Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:43:01 +0000 http://rasmusrasmussen.com/?p=768#comment-22755 I have another school of thought that helps me, at least, and that is to treat digital as if I was shooting film. I'll sometimes challenge myself by deliberately going out with a smaller memory card, or take out a camera with one prime lens (like a 35 or 50mm). I find it does help when I have severe creative block. It isn't for everyone, but I would rather return home with 100 really good shots than 1200 jpegs that are trash. I come from film and rangefinders, so such limitations don't bother me as much. My problem when I went digital was that I think I was shooting too much and getting away from the core basics of what made a good photo. The lightbulb came on for me when on one photo forum, a guy bragged about shooting 2400 jpegs in one day, then posted two images saying "these are the best". They were indeed garbage. That post just made me start thinking again. On Photoshop - I can barely stand to look at "cool" Photoshop tutorials these days. There's just no substitute for good shooting. I have another school of thought that helps me, at least, and that is to treat digital as if I was shooting film. I’ll sometimes challenge myself by deliberately going out with a smaller memory card, or take out a camera with one prime lens (like a 35 or 50mm). I find it does help when I have severe creative block. It isn’t for everyone, but I would rather return home with 100 really good shots than 1200 jpegs that are trash. I come from film and rangefinders, so such limitations don’t bother me as much.

My problem when I went digital was that I think I was shooting too much and getting away from the core basics of what made a good photo. The lightbulb came on for me when on one photo forum, a guy bragged about shooting 2400 jpegs in one day, then posted two images saying “these are the best”. They were indeed garbage. That post just made me start thinking again.

On Photoshop – I can barely stand to look at “cool” Photoshop tutorials these days. There’s just no substitute for good shooting.

]]> By: The Seedy Side of Microstock - Rasmus Rasmussen dot com http://rasmusrasmussen.com/2009/10/20/photography-your-own-way/comment-page-1/#comment-22672 The Seedy Side of Microstock - Rasmus Rasmussen dot com Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:27:30 +0000 http://rasmusrasmussen.com/?p=768#comment-22672 [...] second major mistake was a lack of connection between the content and the comment. The post where the comment had been left was actually not about microstock, and there was nothing in the [...] [...] second major mistake was a lack of connection between the content and the comment. The post where the comment had been left was actually not about microstock, and there was nothing in the [...]

]]> By: Todd http://rasmusrasmussen.com/2009/10/20/photography-your-own-way/comment-page-1/#comment-22246 Todd Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:18:19 +0000 http://rasmusrasmussen.com/?p=768#comment-22246 Very well said, Ras. Information overload sums it up. I try to take bits and pieces, and remember a few things here in there. In the end, you make it your own by playing around and developing your own "eye" like you said. You will stress yourself out if you try and master everything you read about online, especially all at once. I think that in time, we all end up trying a wide range of different styles, subjects, and techniques, but sometimes decide to focus on a limited range of those; either out of ability or personal preference. The stock mindset is definitely blinding. I miss so many good shots because I see dollar signs when I'm shooting. I don't see things that might be dying to be captured, all of the time. I wrote a blog post about this recently, comparing myself to a close friend of mine, who helped me come to this conclusion :) It's tough to be able to "turn off" stock. Once you've embedded it in your mindset, it just sticks. Very well said, Ras. Information overload sums it up. I try to take bits and pieces, and remember a few things here in there. In the end, you make it your own by playing around and developing your own “eye” like you said. You will stress yourself out if you try and master everything you read about online, especially all at once. I think that in time, we all end up trying a wide range of different styles, subjects, and techniques, but sometimes decide to focus on a limited range of those; either out of ability or personal preference.

The stock mindset is definitely blinding. I miss so many good shots because I see dollar signs when I’m shooting. I don’t see things that might be dying to be captured, all of the time. I wrote a blog post about this recently, comparing myself to a close friend of mine, who helped me come to this conclusion :) It’s tough to be able to “turn off” stock. Once you’ve embedded it in your mindset, it just sticks.

]]> By: Rahul Pathak http://rasmusrasmussen.com/2009/10/20/photography-your-own-way/comment-page-1/#comment-22211 Rahul Pathak Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:40:56 +0000 http://rasmusrasmussen.com/?p=768#comment-22211 Great post Ras. It's from the heart and full of wisdom. Great post Ras. It’s from the heart and full of wisdom.

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