Nothing happens when you sit at home. You have to make something out of the precious time you have. Whats better than capturing some of the interesting moments out of that time and making some good photographs out of them. Good photographs are not taken, they are made. You have to be fully aware of what you see. Will that look good? Will it be of any interest to other people?
Initially when I started clicking photos by borrowing cameras from my friends or from my cyber-shot cellphone, I used to do it all the time. Most of the pictures didn't even appeal a little to me. But this is how it is. You need to click hundreds or thousands of pictures before you are even remotely close to that point. The point where every photo you take is either interesting or aesthetically beautiful. But once your pictures start appealing to you and you can evaluate them objectively, believe me, there is no better feeling. The satisfaction that you get while looking at a gorgeous picture composed by you, cannot be described in words.
Photography actually becomes a part of your personality. The way you look at things around you changes. The view finder of your camera acts as your own window to a very beautiful world. The world where every smile is special, every flight of a bird means something, sunrises and sunsets are simply magnificent, every form of architecture is exquisite, every flower and every leaf is admirable. You appreciate the nature around you. When all this happens to you, you find yourself in a happier state. Instead of waiting for some really big event to make you very happy, you actually start admiring those little things that make you a little delighted.
“The important thing is not the camera but the eye.” – Alfred Eisenstaedt
Initially when I started clicking photos by borrowing cameras from my friends or from my cyber-shot cellphone, I used to do it all the time. Most of the pictures didn't even appeal a little to me. But this is how it is. You need to click hundreds or thousands of pictures before you are even remotely close to that point. The point where every photo you take is either interesting or aesthetically beautiful. But once your pictures start appealing to you and you can evaluate them objectively, believe me, there is no better feeling. The satisfaction that you get while looking at a gorgeous picture composed by you, cannot be described in words.
Photography actually becomes a part of your personality. The way you look at things around you changes. The view finder of your camera acts as your own window to a very beautiful world. The world where every smile is special, every flight of a bird means something, sunrises and sunsets are simply magnificent, every form of architecture is exquisite, every flower and every leaf is admirable. You appreciate the nature around you. When all this happens to you, you find yourself in a happier state. Instead of waiting for some really big event to make you very happy, you actually start admiring those little things that make you a little delighted.
“The important thing is not the camera but the eye.” – Alfred Eisenstaedt
Although the output quality of your picture depends on the camera you own, but the meaning of that picture completely depends on what you saw and how you composed it. First of all, try and appreciate the camera you have. Try and take the most out of it. After that, start looking for pictures that you never saw before. When you are looking from a view finder and you feel that you saw it before, shake it up and try to do something different. Push yourself harder. Probe deeper into what you see. Find that one interesting subject or one unique thing that you think no one else can see. Beauty can be seen in all things.
Getting more and more into photography also makes you start looking forward to everything. Every vacation, outing, camping, travel, party, etc has a new meaning for you. No matter how many good photographs you have taken, you always hope for better. You don't stop till you find your favorite photograph and that is the one you are yet to capture. The wait for that one perfect shot adds a new meaning to your life. It gets into your head and into your heart.
Imagination also plays quite an important role in photography. There is a difference between seeing beauty and actually composing it.
“You cannot depend on your eyes if your imagination is out of focus” – Mark Twain
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