I thought readers here might enjoy this blog post on things I have learned since making the switch to MF digital. I share lessons learned and tips from my shooting experiences along with shots from Hawaii, Grand Canyon, Florida Everglades, and Colorado.
A few noteworthy:
#11. Thou Shalt Be Thyself. New creative tools shape new possibilities, but shouldn’t shape our style established from years of experience. Embrace your energy, enthusiasm, and passion for photography and don’t give a dam about negativity of others. Hazards, beware.
#8. Warm up, Thou Shalt Do. My first 10 shots will probably suck. The last one or two will be much better. Especially with portraits.
#4. Thou Shalt Acknowledge, Dam This is Hard. Creating ‘good’ photos are not easy, especially with a camera more suitable for slowing down. After all, we are not shooting 35mm DSLR at 8 frames per second. This process of slowing down actually makes for better pictures and less editing. Not to mention the pain of slower focus, slower frame rate, and slower lenses makes for higher image quality in the end. The end product matters most.
#3. Thou Shall Visualize Good Pictures. Every time you hear that shutter click, you capture what can easily become a 30×40 print. Make the most of it every square inch of what you see through the viewfinder, because when you print it big, subtle mistakes will shine big. Like memories, creating photographs aren’t always the most nostalgic or precious when creating them. However, looking back they become gold. It’s nice savor the golden times in the present.
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