Hey Internet! First post here. :) Please, do bear with me as I work out the tweaks of my writing style. I normally write one on one. This whole blog thing is lost on me. I have been meaning to do it for some time now, but today seems to finally be the day! Exclamation points. I do that a lot.
This blog will be about my journey.
My journey of becoming a photographer.
Yes, I take pictures.
Does that already make me a photographer?
Everyone asks me the question - Are you a professional? - since I have a big camera and always have it.
I am not sure how to answer that yet. Still. I would like to say yes - and some of you may agree to that.
For me, the answer is much deeper than just being able to take a nice photo. I have been bashed by a few because I have been proud of my work. No negativity here though people! I am still learning, and will always be learning my art. Some will like it, some will love it. And some may hate it. My style is however - my style. I try to be versatile, and that is part of what I have been learning. To take that versatility and use it..quickly. I am comfortable with saying that people like me based on my style, and I do not want to change that to conform with what people think it should be.
I do want to know though - What do you think it takes to be a professional photographer?
Do you need to have an expensive camera? No.
Lots of people do think that it is as easy as that. It most certainly is not.
My journey will hopefully help someone who is looking for guidance. Until I found Jasmine Star, I had no want for the manual features of my camera. Since then (July 2010), it has been a quick paced learning scenario for me.
ISO. Aperture. Shutter Speed. White Balance. Compensation. Exposure. Lighting.
Do you know what it all means? How it all works together?
I can proudly say as of today, I do!
There is a long road ahead of me, but I hope that you will be here for my journey. To share the ups and downs as I learn to do the thing that I love!
Jasmine, if you are out there reading this - thank you for making me see the light! :)
Santa, posing in the light:
Salem, my younger cat, trying to steal the show!
LOVE it! :)
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