What’s the perception of a common man towards photographers?
It’s like, ‘It’s cool!! , They’re all about modern gadgets’. Isn’t it? But for
photographers, it lets them express themselves through an art form. They notice
a beautiful landscape or an old man’s lined face, they want to capture it. Each
of them will have a different reason to do so, but, basically, they want to
create something. However humdrum anyone’s nine-to-five lives may be, the
creation of an image makes them an artist. And, it just feels damn good.
1. Observe THE DETAILS
Photography changes the way you see things.
It’s actually quite an incredible transformation to experience. Suddenly you start
noticing light, shapes, colors, textures, people, patterns, buildings, trees,
flowers… everything around you looks different when you start to see the world
as a photographer.
2. SEE THE BEAUTY INVARIABLY
Once you start noticing details, you inevitably
begin to realize how much beauty is all around you. Every day is filled with
it—in the most ordinary or unexpected places. It forces you to keep things
beautifully. When you begin to gain happiness from watching some particularly
awesome light, you’ll see that photography is changing your everyday
experience.
Everyone should bear a creative way out. There’s
no use pulling the excuse that you’re “not creative”. Aren’t you? Anyone can
push the button on a camera, and point it at something they think looks cool.
It’s honestly that simple, to be creative. Though to master this art one
has to jiggle his knowledge on direction, quality of light and composition.
4. TELL A STORY
Photography is a fantastic story-telling
medium. It can convey a story better than a tale. Whether you’re telling a
story with one image, a gif or an entire portfolio, the possibilities are just
endless. Ask yourself what story you want to tell, and photography can get
you there. With your images you can also make people think. Even a glimpse
at a powerful image can stop people in their paths. Some images can change the
way you view the world for the rest of your life. Strong stuff, huh. J
There are multiple ways to make a big fat chunk of money through photography. It's an art form in which level of skill doesn't matter, you can hit the jackpot anytime. Anyone can earn money from something so cool. But it can't be the just and only reason to become a
photographer. Even if you never earn a coin at it, it’s unquestionably a
worthwhile pursuit!!
6. A COMPLEX LANGUAGE
A
Picture expresses joy and grief, wonder and sympathy. Every human emotion can
find a place in photography. For many years you would have never valued photographs
of overcast landscape because you would considered that there was no beauty in
a land with muted colors and a leaden sky. You wanted the land to be alive with
color and vibrancy. Nevertheless, deficiency of color in a landscape makes you
search for other things that often go unremarked in bright sunshine. It could
be a symmetry of hills or a tree standing out from a forest of thousands. It
gave me a language to express opinions for which I can find no quarrel. We
have a miserably poor vocabulary for mental illness and photography has allowed
me to build up a visual language for some of the most difficult emotions.
7. CONNECT WITH EVERYONE
Photographing someone is an intimate
experience. You connect with people in a completely unique way with a camera in
hand and your full attention on them. It’s easier to talk, easier to just look
at them—seriously, it’s cool. It’s especially wonderful when you photograph someone you love.
I was introduced to the world of photography through
my uncle. And the thing which I liked was, he had a DSLR and was brilliant in
retouching photos. Both the things blew my mind!
Whereas,
my personal journey began when I bought a phone that had 5 megapixel autofocus camera. Afterwards, came a Bridge camera from Fujifilm (Fujifilm s4500). I spent almost a
year using that camera. Its zoom capability was awesome, but the image quality,
user interface and range of control settings it offered were very limited. Though for that price range, it was nice to have it. Well, truly speaking I never thought that I'll use even that camera in manual mode. But then, as you know, photographers are extremely desirous for better body and lenses, I bought DSLRs, lenses and all that stuff. And after that I'm busy with photography like hell.
So, Let’s wrap it up here. Anyone can become a Photographer. It doesn't count if you're new or old,
what country you live in, or what language you speak. Just get your hands on a
camera–any camera–and start shooting. Practice, think about your work, and open
yourself up to your experiences. Keep at it and you’ll find out firsthand why
being a photographer is so gosh darn amazing!!
Your Turn
Can you think of any other reasons to be a photographer?
Share them with us in the comments
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