"The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera." -Dorothea Lange. "Learning to draw is learning to see" - Betty Edwards. Photo - graphy. Light drawing. From the Greek. There you go. (In the spirit of Gus Portakalos from My Big Fat Greek Wedding).
Dorothea Lange was a photo-journalist, passionate about social justice. She used her camera to "teach people to see" what was happening in their world, and to inspire change. Her words quoted at the beginning of this post open so many blogs, articles and reflections that it's running a perilous risk of cliche, to use them again. However, I'll let them stand, since this blog is dedicated to "learning to see" and to accessing innate creativity - who knows what might change when we tap into that potential!
But your main HOMEWORK for this week, (yes, I did say "homework", don't make me use my teacher voice!) is: 1) Get out and take photographs. Look for new perspectives. Crop and edit and play with them if you wish. Just have fun with it! 2) Look at what other people are snapping. Find some photography to follow on social media. Don't think about (or Google) what gear the pros are using, just look at the images and consider the compositions that appeal to you. Photo challenge accounts on Instagram are a fantastic resource. You might like to jump in and join the current challenges or just follow and observe. (We'll talk more about challenges in future posts...stay tuned!). Make sure you look at their hashtags too, so that you can see a range of participants, not just the featured few. Highly recommend the @fms.photoaday account - a longstanding challenge initiated by Chantelle Ellem who blogs as Fat Mum Slim (Find participants with the hashtag #FMSPAD). Also follow @it's_my_week, new theme and new hashtags every week.
Have questions? Feel like a chat? Jump into the comments here (but please be aware that comments are moderated, so if your comment doesn't appear immediately, I might be sleeping, or painting, or out taking photos. I will get it it ASAP. Also find me @LightSplashes on Instagram or Facebook and we can have a wee chat there and put some social back into social media. Feel free to share your photography adventures by tagging @LightSplashes.
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AuthorLight Splashes is a family affair, but it's me (Kathy) who'll do most of the banging on in the blog. (Important Photograhy Tip 1: Selfies always look better in black & white). Archives
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