Most people will tell you that photography's primary tool is the camera. But, is it, really? Can a blind person take pictures?
In theory, one can press the shutter and "take" the actual picture, but I wouldn't really call it "taking" the shot. Or, as some people call it, "making the shot".
You don't really "take" photographs, as much as you "make" photographs. You decide a lot of things, when you're taking the shot. Depth of field, shutter speed, white balance (if you're shooting digital), composition... it goes on and on. So, how can one really say he's just "taking a picture"?
Light is - in my opinion - the main tool of the photographer. You wouldn't be thinking of freezing the moments in snapshots, if you didn't have light. You wouldn't see aything to photograph to begin with!
I've come to love light. I've come to see it in a different way. I really come to believe that you can't take a bad picture if the light is perfect.
Not unless you forgot to take the lens cap off... that is.
This was taken with a digital SLR, in Cairo.
In theory, one can press the shutter and "take" the actual picture, but I wouldn't really call it "taking" the shot. Or, as some people call it, "making the shot".
You don't really "take" photographs, as much as you "make" photographs. You decide a lot of things, when you're taking the shot. Depth of field, shutter speed, white balance (if you're shooting digital), composition... it goes on and on. So, how can one really say he's just "taking a picture"?
Light is - in my opinion - the main tool of the photographer. You wouldn't be thinking of freezing the moments in snapshots, if you didn't have light. You wouldn't see aything to photograph to begin with!
I've come to love light. I've come to see it in a different way. I really come to believe that you can't take a bad picture if the light is perfect.
Not unless you forgot to take the lens cap off... that is.
This was taken with a digital SLR, in Cairo.
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