Post by Lotus on May 13, 2009 12:20:42 GMT -5
Reasons to Learn to Take Good Pictures
by Nancy Hill
Photographs are personal. Only you know how you see the world.
Everyone views the world differently. Your perspective is unique.
Taking photographs will kick your brain into a creative mode.
Simply by looking through the camera and deciding what part of the scene in
front of you belongs in the picture will kick your creative side into action.
The more you shoot, the more your creativity will come out. It’s a wonderful
part of you. Let it play.
Photography is great therapy.
This is close to number 2, but it goes beyond creativity. Photography can
help you see the world differently. If you’re upset, grab your camera and go
out looking for beauty. You’ll find it. If you’re down, spend an hour shooting
photographs – of anything – your house, your yard, your city, flowers,
animals. Life through a camera lens is full of wonder. Focusing on how the
world around you looks can also help break through your negative thoughts.
Photography is a great way to make new friends.
Photographers - amateurs, hobbyists, and pros alike - love to talk about
photography. You’ll never lack for company if you join a photography club.
You’ll also learn a lot more about photography by someone who takes good
photographs than you’ll ever learn in a book.
Photography is a way to share your life with others.
Sometimes it’s hard to talk to family members. Just because you share
relatives doesn’t mean you have much in common. Sharing your photographs
with them is a good way to break through barriers, to show someone what’s
important in your life.
Photography is a gift you can give others.
Cards with your photographs on them make great gifts, and a calendar of
family photos is a perfect present for your parents who have everything
they could possibly want or need. Getting cards and calendars made has
never been easier; you can even have it done online. You can also use your
photographs on mouse pads, shirts, mugs, and even postage stamps. What
could be more personal?
Photography will improve your web site and/or blog. (or thread! lol)
Your words alone aren’t likely to keep people on your web site for very long,
so you need to include graphics. You can always use someone else’s work,
but your own will be easier, more personal, and say a lot about you.
Photography brings accolades.
Your images might not make you famous, but being known as someone who
takes good pictures is a real self-esteem builder.
~from photography.com
www.photography.com/articles/basic-concepts/ten-reasons-to-learn-to-take-good-pictures/
by Nancy Hill
Photographs are personal. Only you know how you see the world.
Everyone views the world differently. Your perspective is unique.
Taking photographs will kick your brain into a creative mode.
Simply by looking through the camera and deciding what part of the scene in
front of you belongs in the picture will kick your creative side into action.
The more you shoot, the more your creativity will come out. It’s a wonderful
part of you. Let it play.
Photography is great therapy.
This is close to number 2, but it goes beyond creativity. Photography can
help you see the world differently. If you’re upset, grab your camera and go
out looking for beauty. You’ll find it. If you’re down, spend an hour shooting
photographs – of anything – your house, your yard, your city, flowers,
animals. Life through a camera lens is full of wonder. Focusing on how the
world around you looks can also help break through your negative thoughts.
Photography is a great way to make new friends.
Photographers - amateurs, hobbyists, and pros alike - love to talk about
photography. You’ll never lack for company if you join a photography club.
You’ll also learn a lot more about photography by someone who takes good
photographs than you’ll ever learn in a book.
Photography is a way to share your life with others.
Sometimes it’s hard to talk to family members. Just because you share
relatives doesn’t mean you have much in common. Sharing your photographs
with them is a good way to break through barriers, to show someone what’s
important in your life.
Photography is a gift you can give others.
Cards with your photographs on them make great gifts, and a calendar of
family photos is a perfect present for your parents who have everything
they could possibly want or need. Getting cards and calendars made has
never been easier; you can even have it done online. You can also use your
photographs on mouse pads, shirts, mugs, and even postage stamps. What
could be more personal?
Photography will improve your web site and/or blog. (or thread! lol)
Your words alone aren’t likely to keep people on your web site for very long,
so you need to include graphics. You can always use someone else’s work,
but your own will be easier, more personal, and say a lot about you.
Photography brings accolades.
Your images might not make you famous, but being known as someone who
takes good pictures is a real self-esteem builder.
~from photography.com
www.photography.com/articles/basic-concepts/ten-reasons-to-learn-to-take-good-pictures/
