Climbing upwards amidst friends
Chad McCoskey: kaymeephotography.com
I haven't always been a professional photographer and even that should be taken with a grain of salt. While I do sell images, technically making me a "professional," I'm always learning new tips, tricks, and techniques typically from those who have been at this a lot longer than I, but sometimes, new photographers as well. In my learning and studying from others, I, and many, many others have examined a fantastic shot, wondering how it was accomplished. In trying to reproduce the shot, we look upon our own image with a "what the heck did I do wrong" proclamation ending in frustration and disappointment. I say, "Take Heart!" Those people didn't get there overnight. They did what I and we are doing now: reading, studying, and of course, shooting, shooting, and more shooting.
While the basic premise of photography is light: quality and quantity, there are many other lessons to be learned to harness and see that light the way the expert photographers see it, and ultimately, capture it. Sometimes I do think the experts tend to overlook some very basic things, maybe even taking them for granted, or simply being tired of answering the same basic questions over and over again. When first starting out, the technical aspects of taking a good shot, the first baby steps, cannot be neglected.
Employing the K.I.S.S, "Keep it simple stupid", principle, remembering some simple, basic items each and every time when shooting can go a long way towards taking good solid photos. Those four simple items are: equipment, aperture, shutter speed, and ISO, or EASI.
Over the next few articles, each item will be discussed in length showcasing their importance and necessity in basic photography principles. Stay tuned for the first item: Equipment.
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