Ask Better Questions “Would you use an 85mm lens or something else, for this?” “Should I shoot this at f/8 or f/4?” These and variations on them, are the most common questions I hear on my location workshops. The only possible answer to questions like these is, “I don’t know, what are you trying to show the viewer?” Photography is not primarily a technical pursuit. At its heart, photography is an aesthetic, creative art-form — a vehicle for artistic expression. Of the two, technical or aesthetic, the aesthetic is much harder to define and to master than the technical. Putting the cart before the horse; making technical decisions before thinking about aesthetic considerations is the way too many photographers approach image making. Asking better questions will help you understand what you are trying to show your viewer. “Why this image? “Why right now?” “What is it that made me pick up the camera and point it at this subject?” “What is it about this subject that I am trying to show the viewer?” There are more questions than those that start with, “Why?”. There is also, “What if?” Asking “What if?” frees your imagination, allowing it to go in new creative directions. Letting go of all the rules instilled into us, rediscovering our inner child, and allowing ourselves to experiment and take creative risks that may lead to new visual discoveries. Asking better questions before we press the shutter button; questions like “Why?” and “What if”? are more important than, “How?” Both images here came from asking,. "What if?" Both share a common origin as well. More on the Blog, including a basic "how-to" Link in profile. . . . . . #createexplore #dowhatyoulove #elearning #FindYourLight #justgoshoot #landscapecaptures #LearnPhotography #onlinelearning #passionpassport #photoeducation #photographyeducation #PhotographyIsArt #PhotographyIsLifee #photographylovers #photographytraining #photographyworkshop #PhotoJourney #PhotoLife #PhotoSchool #PhotoTips #visualsoflife #YouKeepShooting #BPSOP #digitalart #gesture #lightcolorgesture #slowdown #lookcloser #creativity — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/eipCK9N
