As I have been asked this question on a number of occasions, I thought I could attempt to tackle it. As everyone that has broken in to this business via several avenues, I will attempt to share some of the common means of doing so.
There have been many stories of how those who broke in to the industry did so. Most of those were photographers who assisted professionals and learned the vocabulary by doing so. The apprenticeship route… Continue
Added by Benjamin Kanarek on September 17, 2009 at 3:30pm —
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I have recently noticed several advertisements of those that are "teaching" photography. At a school of photography as a guest speaker I was asked what my thoughts were regarding the whole "I can teach you photography" thing. Well here goes. I don't subscribe to that concept for many reasons. One is how to stunt the growth of a new student by teaching them rules about what is and what isn't right for a starter. Another is the often over used formulas that in most cases these "specialists" teach… Continue
Added by Benjamin Kanarek on September 7, 2009 at 4:22am —
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I am often asked the question How Did You Do That? I could very simply answer the question which I often do and the results that person gets isn't what he/she was expecting. If I talk about post production, yes the actions on the image will be as I recommended, but when asked about the results of a shoot, I more often than not get a disappointing, "it doesn't look like yours...!"
Now, I will not go in to a lengthly diatribe about what is… Continue
Added by Benjamin Kanarek on September 3, 2009 at 5:30am —
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