Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>>An average person with a functioning index finger (or thumb) can bring home >>beautiful images that possibly outclass the best that even pros can >>achieve. Dan Some people consider every picture they made as beautifu. Or consider it as beautiful because there's a beautiful subject on it (like their kids or pets), regardless of the photographical quality. I dont know if this is so with you. As I am concerned, pushin the button is one thing only. Mastering the camera's features (if auto or manual), being in the right position to subject and light, right angle of view, framing, setting the right aperture, timing, and more, comes to my mind when I think about what skills do I need for shooting. >>I wonder often: What do professionals now have to do to keep above >>the herd, to maintain that cutting edge, to corner that market, so >>that the income keeps coming in? >Work hard at marketing and charge what your work is worth, something most >hobbyists are not willing to do. >Tina ...and being able to doo a good work every day, under any circumstances, on every location, I guess. For me as hobbyist, it's easy to make a "beautiful" photograph from time to time - when I just found a nice subject, incidentally applied my limited photographical knowledge correctly, and not messed up the picture later! My wife says then "looks good, as from a pro". I just smile and say nothing, but know it would be tough to have 5 such shots every day, 5x a week. The more I learn about photography, the more I have respect from what I don't know. Didier