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| Autumn Zag. A multi-exposure of autumn leaves near my home Randall Romano Photography A common misconception with photography is that the camera should only be used for important events such as holidays, or important family functions. In reality I believe the camera should be used in these situations, as well as in everyday life to interpret the things we see around us. Each of us has different circumstances and a unique daily life experience to be told. By using a camera to explore our lives on a day-to-day basis we can learn more about common experiences and capture the good and bad around us. The camera in effect becomes, a tool and a means of understanding our lives and our environment. The Convenient Inspiration Project not only stems from the importance of using our camera on a daily basis. It also stems from the need to practice photography and do the 10,000 hours of work necessary to become good with a camera. This 10,000-hour need to master a skill is well documented by the author Malcolm Gladwell in his classic book The Outliers, as well as by many artists. Another benefit to photographing close at hand subjects is to maintain a sharper photographic vision, and be able to get into the zone of making images easily. It is all too easy in our day-to-day lives to become numb to what's around us. Familiarity breeds a thought pattern that labels things and prevents us from exploring what's familiar and interesting around us. It's easy to believe that the day-to-day subjects close at hand are uninteresting and lack excitement. In reality however, this is all in our minds. We are conditioned to turn off the familiar, not to visually explore what is the normal. Have you ever noticed when you come back home after a lengthy vacation that your home looks different? You see your home in a different way. By forcing ourselves to explore the normal or daily events with a camera we become better at seeing and composing interesting images. Looking hard at the familiar can reveal shapes and patterns that can be well organized in the camera frame. We notice the natural light and how it illuminates these subjects, as well as how changing light alters and highlights the subjects. Becoming good at observation and noticing good light is extremely beneficial for a photographer. |
Ice Retreat. A small stream near my home with the melting ice of spring
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