Photography: Making A Photograph Just With A Camera

“Every time you dream at night, the dream has holes in it. You have to do something to fix those holes and make the dream become a reality,” my father often told me. Although I was very young when my dad passed away, he provided tremendous inspiration and encouragement to pursue my passions that continue to influence my life and my future endeavors. As a child, one of my favorite pastimes was acting; I would routinely act in videos with my friend while my dad filmed us. Later, I assumed responsibility for filming while my friend would act. I instantly fell in love with videography. I was enthralled with how videography could capture my point of view of the world, which prompted me to try photography. Once I began photography, I knew I wanted

Ever see a spectacular photo of a flower online and wonder the process behind that picture? Well, professional photographers buy expensive equipment like, lenses, tripods and extension tubes to take clear crisp photos that have a blurred background. They use composition techniques like the angle of attack to change the look of their photo. Finally, professionals edit their photos to make colors pop, brighten shadows and darken highlights. Using good equipment, skill and editing, professional photographers can create spectacular close-up photos.

A stranger was walking toward us from the other side of the bridge. I thought that he would pass us right up until the moment he stopped in front of me and DJ. Out of nowhere this complete stranger, who called himself “Crazy Tim,” comes up to DJ and I and begins asking DJ about his guitar playing skills. They chit-chat for a couple minutes about music and bands, all topics of which I was not interested in listening to with the wind going at least 25 miles per hour. At last, “Crazy Tim” left and we began to set up for the video. DJ pulled out papers and glared at me through his snapping

Ansel Adams was a very talented photographer who captured beautiful photographs from day one. He had many accomplishments in his lifetime such as creating the Zone System, saving National Parks, working as an

Perhaps one of the most famous photographers known today. His work spans from his photographs to conservation of the environment. He used his exceptional talent in photography to capture his audience to help preserve what he loved. His pictures went beyond just normal photos of landscapes. They would envelop the viewers and give them a sense that what they were looking at was bigger than life. The pictures had the effect of making you feel small.

We will try to make a photograph and it will not be a masterpiece – and often the harder we try the more it seems we are likely to fail. But those failures are the best teachers we can have. A success will only confirm we could do what we thought we are capable of.

When an artist paints, he puts all his emotions into the stroke of his brush. Same application can be made of a photographers. When a professional photographer takes a photo they think of all their emotions and ideas, so that all things come together in harmony. When photography was first created it changed the world because it was capable of showing the world as it is. Instead of hearing stories from people, people were actually able to see for themselves.

In this article Four starry Nights by Anna Frebel, a German astronomer who is passionate about discovering the oldest stars in the universe. Four Starry Nights from the authors account takes place over four days. She travels from Boston to Las Campanas Observatory three times a year to assist with unscrambling mysteries of the Milky Way. Each evening she stays at the observatory cost more than $50,000, so each day of this trip should be planned out carefully (Frebel, 2012).

There are three things that I am completely enamored by; photography, writing and reading. My mom used to take photography classes every Tuesday while my dad was going through his residency. I would eagerly await by the door with my grandmother to see my mom’s photos at the end of the night. I was always fascinated by what she could create and, at the age of seven, I believed her photos were the best out there. As I grew I discovered other photographers that I loved and used them as inspiration. As I type now I can see my Ansel Adams poster hanging on my bedroom wall. I love taking photos because it enables me to demonstrate to other people how I see the world. Photography is a medium that serves as a catalyst for connection. Take Ansel Adam’s

Therefore, I think that a great photographer is someone who is not just interested in the techniques but also in creating images with emotions that people can feel and connect themselves to.

I agree with Ansel Adams. There is so much more to photography then clicking a button. Photography is ideas and creativity through a photo. If I have an idea in my head or a message I want to send across I have to set it up before I even take the picture. There are also many different settings on the camera that help set up a good photo. Photography is a lot of work and different formulas of how everything is set up determines how the photo is going to look. I could be plain with my photography or I can create something with meaning and have it be photographed in a cool, creative way.

I was reading an article about how a big time business building burnt down. The police thinks that someone set the building on fire with intentions to kill. All of a sudden, the sun was gone and I was covered by a shadow. This old man had hobbled up and stood there for roughly thirty seconds and then sat down. He was being awfully nosey and wouldn’t take his head out of my personal space. He was trying to read the article along with me, but he didn’t ask, it was remarkably shocking how rude he was being. I finished reading the article as fast as I could and handed the paper to him hoping he would leave me alone. Then, the man laid down his briefcase, took the paper, and

Ansel Adams (Feb. 20, 1902- Apr. 22, 1984) found his way to photography through the black and white keys of the piano. Through music he established structure, discipline and purpose to his rather unpredictable childhood, but through photography Adams found passion, mastery, and his true passion. Though his interests were in wilderness and the environment: photography was his calling. His love for nature and his eye for perfection would lead him to have an extremely successful career, and lead him to be adored by many. Personally, Ansel Adams is one of the best photographers of all time because of the way he approaches his photographs, his particular style, and what sets him apart from other photographers

In the world we live in today, anyone can pick up a handheld video camera and record their son’s soccer game or daughter’s school play, but to really capture the beauty of an event takes true talent. It takes the expertise of a cinematographer or director of photography as they are also known, to capture the true essence of an event and scene. Thomas Edison even once said, “By faithfully reproducing and kind or type of movement, it [cinematography] constitutes man’s most astonishing victory to date over forgetfulness. It retains and restores the things memory alone can’t recover, not to mention its auxiliary agencies: the written page, drawing photography. … Like them, cinematography prevents the things of yesterday that are useful to tomorrow’s progress from sinking into oblivion; amongst these one must count moving things, which only a few years ago were considered impossible to fix in an image” (Neale, 54). A picture, whether it be a photographed image or a filmed image is nothing when it has not been looked at with the proper eyes. When expressed through the proper lens and eye an image can really be worth a thousand words.

To be a good photographer, one must have certain skills. First, they must be creative. If every photographer took pictures of the same things, no one would want to buy their work. It would get very boring very fast. To help with this, try thinking outside the box. What have people taken the least pictures of? What have people taken no pictures of? This will help a thriving photographer advance in their work (“Job description 1”).