I am no photographer

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I am no photographer, if the word means someone seriously believes in the art of photography and calls the photographs they take pieces of art. …

I like taking photographs and enjoy the simple pleasure of taking pictures that honestly show what I actually saw, thought, felt and wanted to tell a story about.

I like taking photographs mostly because that was what my father was into when I was a kid. His pictures of our family, on trips and at home, have been the most precious treasure for us.

I also love feeing the sensual vibration of shutter mechanism in SLRs, reminds me of my delight when my dad let me use his trusty Canon.

I also like taking good looking pictures and love sharing them. Who doesn't like bragging about her best shots? 😀

So here I am opening another album at Shoot & Tell. In here the photographs are all about how I saw the scene and wanted to tell my own story of that moment. What I want through sharing my pictures there is not discussions on composition, focus, interpretation or themes. I want people to tell me how they felt and what they thought when they saw each picture.

My new album I Am No Photographer is at Shoot and Tell

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  1. lololololololI should have prefaced that with:after explaining the situation, you could still count ona battery of people……..Wedding guests are notoriously ill mannered anyway:but I will spare you a sort of lengthy socio-economicassessment of that.

  2. Originally posted by chthoniid:

    Wedding photography is hard work Not only do you have to keep the bride and groom happy, you have to keep the parents happy. And then there's always an 'Uncle Bob' floating around with his camera, who wants to prove he's better at it than you are. So he'll blunder around, intruding into your compositions

    Good to have this information before actually trying. Thanks. :lol:Originally posted by chthoniid:

    of course, you can't swear at him to go away.

    Again I see a comedy film possibility there. 😉

  3. me too MM's mum…I'll like taking pictuers, not to be a good photographer or photography, as you've known already, I had articles about it, " camera " I'v never know I could helped myself, indeed pictures keep's all the memories from the past, and sometimes it gaves you a good feelings, what you've taken and saw…I found the last picture of my father, so during my vacation, I went to his graveyard, I took a picture of his graveyard too…I realized for so long time ago, I never say goodbye to him, but this time, it was time to let him go…:cry: :rip: :bye: Very helpful your articles about photography…:cat:

  4. I've done weddings, and I learned from a few weddings I've attended: the bride, groom, parents and attendants (and grandmothers … OMG, don't forget the grandmothers, no matter how old, decrepit and fuggly they are!) AND the photographer are given a few minutes, perhaps a half an hour or more, in the chapel, before anyone can get at them, while the formal pictures are attended to. The formal stuff is usually fairly staightforward boring stuff that everyone seems to feel is necessary (unless you've got a more creative couple, who don't want their photos to look like everyone elses'. These are the fun ones, usually, but they use up a lot of film because they get you to experimenting, too.). That done, the doors are thrown open and the peasants are allowed in and take all their pictures. The rest of the wedding is the reception/party, which you can cover if the couple wishes, and take all sorts of amusing pictures.Pay isn't all that great, though, because the lighting equipment runs a pretty penny, but once it's paid for, your cut of the money goes up. In other words, if you want to make money, you have to be at it for a while.

  5. At a time when I thought about it, the local "top ranked" guy around here was selling a package for about what my film and color balanced proofs would cost: if figured, if the top guy around here is going to give it away, there is no future…..it is a long day: I started at the bride's house at 9 am and finished at a reception at 3:30 am the next morning….because I had training as a press photographer, I was very comfortable with the shooting requirements…..but for me, at that time, the bucks weren't there.

  6. Originally posted by derWandersmann:

    OMG, don't forget the grandmothers

    Never! :knight:Originally posted by gargoyle38:

    for about what my film and color balanced proofs would cost: …but for me, at that time, the bucks weren't there.

    so after a while, there would be no-one else but the top ranked guy in the business but some couples would still want a "pro" to do their wedding pics, therefore, the rate would go up, wouldn't it?

  7. Thanks for sharing your memory, Zena. I'm glad you found peace with your dad's memories through a photograph of his and taking photo of his grave. That is what I hope to find in my "photography", emotions and memories. 🙂

  8. Originally posted by greatZenaida:

    indeed pictures keep's all the memories from the past

    I have also noticed photography is a great way to remember things.Originally posted by greatZenaida:

    not to be a good photographer or photography

    Why not to do it as well as one can? It is fun :up:Originally posted by derWandersmann:

    I've done weddings

    Me too, and I was very very bad at it 😆 EDIT: I hate shooting people :jester:

  9. Originally posted by serola:

    I hate shooting people

    Sounds like a line from a gangsta movie! :insane::p

  10. Originally posted by qlue:

    Sounds like a line from a gangsta movie!

    Exactly!

  11. You might have noticed that most of my shots are rather unpopulated, too. I told Karin that I think I'm probably the only photographer to shoot Chicago's loop and Michigan Avenue, in broad daylight, without a soul in sight. I have yet to digitise the slides, but when I do, I'll put them up.

  12. I say the same that I am not a photographer ,but the truth is that photography is a form of art and everyone is a artist. There is a professional and a non professional art world but the line where one starts or ends is floating like the question of who is insane or not…The professional art world consists (usually but not necessary)of those who make money or have an interest to make money from their work. And the non professionals are those who do not want to make money or can't for whatever reasons or do it only for sentimental or other personal reasons.(The latter counts for the professionals as well.) The way a picture influences the onlooker is another matter and difficult to analyze as not everyone is the same and while one person experiences a emotional connection to a picture the other might see just the beauty of the shot without any kind of emotional value…In short, everybody can take a picture but it depends on the person/s who look the picture who give it value other than the personal value that the artist gives to himself…Yes, der Wandersman you are also one of the fortunate people who shoot pictures in populated areas without a soul in sight which is nice :).

  13. "so after a while, there would be no-one else but the top ranked guy in the business but some couples would still want a "pro" to do their wedding pics, therefore, the rate would go up, wouldn't it? "Now, I would know: if you charge enough, people might think you are the top rated guy. If they complain, then you refer them to "the other guy with the budget package."At the time, however, I did not understand such possibilities.

  14. …or (like some sculpture artists and painters) pay someone else to do the job for less money who needs the money and cash more.

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