#4941217 - 08/04/10 03:46 PM
For the love of photography.
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TheStupidFock
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FOR THE LOVE OF PHOTOGRAPHY
by Chase Jarvis
http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2010/08...content=Twitter
Seems like the more I listen, the more I hear people talking about the gear, the business of photography, the widgets. Let us not forget the simple love of photography.
I understand why there’s so much rhetoric in our industry about the business of photography and the gear and the gadgets. There is the common stereotype that most creative people aren’t good business people. There is fear. Gear is easier to talk about than vision. Exposures are exact, the camera dials have numbers. There is a ‘right’ answer to many of these questions.
But where is your love of pictures? Where are your actions that back this up?
Can you pick up a book of photographs and get lost in it?
Can you walk around with your iPhone or Android or your point and shoot or whatever and take 100 pictures knowing that they’ll never be for a client or a portfolio?
Do you love hunting for pictures?
Will you stay up late or get up early for pictures?
Do you sometimes ‘see’ life as a photograph?
It’s different for all of us, but when you can take a break from all the chatter, remind yourself–as often as you can–why you love photography.
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#4941222 - 08/04/10 03:47 PM
Re: For the love of photography.
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TheStupidFock
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I personally kinda like taking quick snapshots with my phone more than the D50, lol.
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#4941401 - 08/04/10 05:00 PM
Re: For the love of photography.
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Nate047
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There's a reason I do what I do, love every day of it. Even when I have to shoot the god damned SRT-4 LOL 
Nate 
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#4965848 - 08/16/10 11:12 AM
Re: For the love of photography.
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flyEX #1
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Slap a prime on your camera and that will take care of anything being too easy. The variable aperture 18-55 isn't very "inspiring" IMHO.
Go on flickr and check out what people around the world have done with canon's cheapest available lens:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/99827226@N00/pool/
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#4969851 - 08/17/10 06:48 PM
Re: For the love of photography.
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scootergeek
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A relative donated a D200 / 18-200mm to me a few hours ago. Going to pick it up the next time I visit.
Possibly the most awesome / evil gesture ever.
That's a sweet deal. The ergonomics with ruin you for Rebels, but the ccd sensor, not so much.
cheers,
scott
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