Second interior photo with skewed horizon.
Equipment
E-510 with ZD1442.
RAW edited in Lightroom.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
D 186 - Skew't No.2
D 185 - Skew't
Accidental shot, really. But I liked it when I checked the photos on the LCD.
Equipment
E-510 with ZD1442.
RAW edited in Lightroom.
What I learned
My new tool in the photographic arsenal is: twisted perspective. Frames get some extra dynamic when the horizon is far from straight.
D 183 - Half Way There
Abstract composition of a ceiling lamp and a photo on the wall.
Equipment
E-510 with ZD1442.
RAW edited in Lightroom.
What I learned
So, this is it. It's summer solstice and I am half way through my Project 365.
What do I like about it so far?
It pushed my photography forward and made me shoot some great photos. It helped me explore new areas which I neglected before.
How my photography changed?
Only recently I stopped shooting compulsively. I became more critical about what I photograph. This resulted in not making dozen shots of a single object.
That's a good thing since I used to shoot the same frame many times looking for technical excellence (perfect sharpness, exposure triangle, metering and framing) which gave me several compositionally identical photographs.
Now I circle around a subjects, moving up, down, closer and further. I control myself not to shot an interesting snapshot until I work it out to be a good photograph. If I can't find a satisfactory angle of an interesting object, I force myself to leave it be and don't photograph it at that moment.
This is what I mean by compulsory shooting. I used to think that if I waste a single photographic opportunity I will loose something. No I know that I will truly waste the opportunity if I don't stop and try to make the shot. Whether I press the shutter or not is irrelevant in the long run. I could learn just as much and develop my skills equally if I only walked around with a viewfinder and a light-meter.
Let's imagine a situation when I have my camera holstered and see a funny situation on the street. I grab the camera, turn it on and press the viewfinder to my right eye. I adjust the zoom and check the shutter speed at preset aperture and ISO. Then I tilt and turn the camera a bit to improve the frame and composition. The scene doesn't usually look as good in the camera as it does in 3D but the funny situation won't last forever so I take the not-so-good photo because otherwise the opportunity would be wasted. I end up with a mediocre photo which I copy to my disk and soon forget about it.
That would be just a waste of shutter and disk space. So now I control myself not to take such a photograph. And I loose nothing because of it.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
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