When Advice Becomes a Substitute for Seeing
from Photography Clips Hosted by Will Moneymaker
There is a strange point in learning photography when instruction begins to work against you. At first, advice is useful. You learn how aperture changes depth of field, how shutter speed affects motion, and how light shapes a subject. You begin to understand the camera instead of merely hoping it gives you something usable. Then the advice keeps coming. Every image should have a clear subject. The shadows should be opened. The highlights should be protected. The background should be simplified. The colors should be corrected. The horizon should be straight. The eyes should be sharp. The crop should follow one rule or another. None of that is useless. The problem begins when you stop looking at the photograph and start checking whether it obeys everything you have been told. I have caught myself doing this... Podcast Notes: https://www.moneymakerphotography.com/why-we-keep-photographs/ Photography Clips Podcast: https://www.moneymakerphotography.com/podcast/ Music From the Doctor's Office: https://musicfromthedoctorsoffice.com
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