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LJ: The Aperture Amateur. Top Story - September 2019.
Everybody has a passion in life that brings them copious amounts of joy. We all seek to have an aesthetic that we'd love to develop and mould in order to create something beautiful on a daily basis. For me, especially as of late, has been photography. Having a best friend who lives and breathes her photography inspired me to pursue and nurture my love for it.
By LJ Chaplin6 years ago in Photography
Project 1.6, Part One: What I’ve Learned so Far
Project 1.6 is a bulk-film-long undertaking to shoot 100ft/30m of Kodak 2254 Super Low ISO/ASA (1.6) 35mm colour film. It started when I was fascinated both by the concept of bulk film (which looks cheaper but probably isn’t, in the grand scheme of things), and the existence of such a low ISO film in this day and age. My wife’s great uncle, Ted, told me recently that when he owned a shop many moons ago, Kodak sent him some ISO 64 Kodachrome, which everyone thought was “fast," but ISO 1.6 was slow, even for his day (the usual speeds at the time were ASA 12 and 25).
By David Romanis6 years ago in Photography
Shooting from the Hip
Have you ever thought, "What makes a 'great' candid shot?" Or, "What do I need to learn to take a great candid shot?" You have studied photography enough to know how to adjust the F-stop, -/+, and center to get great pictures with high quality. But how do you do it without having a camera in your face to get those great once in a life time candid shots of people?
By Casey Keller6 years ago in Photography
How to Become a Professional Wedding Photographer
Wedding photography is a big business. People are looking for professionals to capture the moments of their special day. A professional wedding photographer is hired to follow the couple before and after their wedding, and on their wedding day. Here are some tips on how to become a professional wedding photographer.
By Mia Morales6 years ago in Photography
Just Me and My Camera. Top Story - September 2019.
I've always been a creative/arty kid since high school, but I just wasn't able to find a medium that really resonated with me in terms of how I wanted to express myself as a creator/artist. Throughout the years, my practice ranged from pencil, charcoal, and pastel drawings to acrylic, water-colour, and oil paintings, none of which seemed to work as well as I hoped. Sure they were beautiful in their own ways, however there was a personal connection with the media that was lacking.
By Romon Yang6 years ago in Photography
5 Mistakes Beginner Photographers Make
1. Deciding that you’re smart enough to learn your camera without proper research. When I purchased my Canon camera from a pawn shop, it didn’t come with a manual. Me being me made the decision to forgo doing proper research on my camera. Because of this, I messed up pictures A LOT. I was using all the wrong settings and adjustments causing me to delete hundred of photos. When I did Google research, it involved searches like “How to make my pictures look professional.”
By T.C. Bosarge6 years ago in Photography
The Human Connection
We all look for ways that we connect with nature. For me, it was always on the back of a horse, even as a young child. I was raised in Gordon, Nebraska on a ranch where either one of my parents had me and my sister in the saddle with them herding cattle. Since then my sister and I would always go and visit our grandparents every summer connecting with horses and connecting with nature. Our love for connection and with nature grew as we were allowed to go horseback riding for hours in the Nebraska Sandhills. I remember this one year we rode all day until sunset. We sat on our horses and just connected with where we were at, watching a rainbow of colors dance across the western slopes of the Sandhills. That was the last time we rode together as kids.
By Casey Keller7 years ago in Photography
Travel Photography
Let’s start with planning your trip. Dwight G. Eisenhower penned the famous quote, “Plans are nothing; planning is everything.” There are a lot of things to consider when you are actually going to get a passport to travel to other exotic places to do travel photography.
By Casey Keller7 years ago in Photography
I Lost All of My Cameras on the Flight to Japan—So I Shot These on My Phone. Top Story - August 2019.
Last winter, I lost all my cameras on a messed up flight to Tokyo. Consequently, I had to shoot the entire trip on my phone, and it turned out much better than I'd expected.
By Grumble Bee7 years ago in Photography
