A Respite from Photography
As many of you know, since selling my old 5D and waiting for my new 5D Mark II I have been without a camera. This has given me the opportunity for reflection on my current status and goals with a lot of things.
For instance, as an aside I have finally figured out a routine for learning foreign languages. As those of you who know me well know, I speak a good number of foreign languages but I have a problem keeping up with languages I am not actively studying. I believe I have finally figured out how to do this.
In terms of photography, I have been able to reflect on my current skills and goals. For instance, I have realized that I need to move up a level in my macro photography to fully understand composition. Right now, I’m content with just getting a good shot of a bug from a good angle. However, I need to also take into mind the angles and curves in the shot and other aspects in order to make the shot actually interesting.
Here’s an example of the difference. The following is a shot of a fly I took some time ago.
I don’t think this is a bad shot, but unless someone is interested in flies it really doesn’t give any impact. In other words, though it is a decent shot technically, artistically it isn’t that great.
In this shot, I deliberately tried to get the curve of the leaf coming from the lower right corner of the shot. In my opinion, this makes the shot much stronger. I have received much better feedback from this shot, which I took recently, than the other shot.
This is the direction I now realize that I must take my photography. I must start paying more attention to the composition of my shots and how I can make them more interesting.
This respite has also given me the chance to read more books and get familiar with video, which I expect to start getting involved with once I receive the new camera.
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