jims musings

Pho­tog­ra­phy in the 21^st cen­tury is a won­der­ful thing.

In the past cen­tury, peo­ple used ‘film’ to record images. The strangest thing about old pho­tog­ra­phy, you had to wait and develop your ‘film’ before you could see your pic­tures. How wild is that?
Yes, today’s cam­eras make pho­tog­ra­phy quite easy. Tak­ing a pic­ture costs noth­ing, and you have the abil­ity to review a pic­ture imme­di­ately after tak­ing it. If old Aunt Edna has her eyes closed or is drool­ing, well, take another pic­ture (after clean­ing up the drool).

Now that you’ve mas­tered point-n-shoot pho­tog­ra­phy, lets move on and start cap­tur­ing even bet­ter pho­tographs. Pic­tures that are more than mug shots or proof that you actu­ally stood in front of the Lean­ing Tower of Pisa.

Pho­tog­ra­phy Is…
Adding light
The whole pic­ture
Con­trol
The ‘file’