Tag: Fine Art Photography
I want to be a photographer when I grow up
This is something that you hear so many young people say. It is also something you hear a lot of adults saying as well. I get emails from people all the time saying, they have bought a digital camera, they want to learn how to use it and then become a professional photographer. If only it were that easy. This isn’t meant to put you off, but I thought we could look at some of the realities of being a photographer in today’s market. How do you go about it? What you can expect and how hard it can be potentially? Need to be passionate about wanting to do it First and foremost, you should learn photography and want to do it because you are passionate about it. People who decide to learn photography just because they think they could make money, may make money from it, but… | Read the full article
Finding that Niche in the Market Place
Before digital photography most photographers would work in several areas. The average photographer would be a wedding photographer, a portrait photographer, they would take photos of anything that people asked them to take. There weren’t a lot of differences in what one photographer did, compared to another. If you look back on old family portraits, there wasn’t a lot of differences between one photographer and the next. That isn’t to say that there weren’t photographers who worked in a unique style, but they were rare. There was a way to take photos of a family, of an individual or of a wedding party. The lighting was much the same with all them, and most had the same backgrounds or back drops. So with the advent of digital photography and DSLR’s becoming affordable, there has been a big increase in the number of people with cameras, and calling themselves photographers. Do… | Read the full article
Finding a Place for Fine Art Architectural Photography
When I look around the internet at articles on photography there is always an abundance of articles on photographing landscapes, portraits and weddings, but architecture is an area that seems to be almost forgotten. It isn’t totally forgotten, but it certainly doesn’t get as much attention as the others. Most people think of Real Estate when they think of architectural photography, but there are other types, and there are certainly other uses. Architecture has been used in artwork for hundreds of years. Aristocrats would commission artists to do a painting of their homes, or their very large castles. Castles have been featured in the artwork of so many painters, and today it is still a popular subject for artists and photographers. So is their a place in the world for professional photographers/artists who want to photograph beautiful architecture for clients who want wonderful images of homes and work spaces that… | Read the full article
