DEVELOPMENT OF AN ARTIST | Personal Vision

Personal vision is the manifestation of a recognizable, intentional approach to image-making with a point of view that can be characterized by continuity in aesthetic, content, theme, and/or technical style.

Personal vision is not something that can be rushed or forced. You always have it—IT’S YOUR VOICE—but it takes time, experimentation, and trial and error for vision to evolve and crystallize. Be wary of letting external elements push you into a particular style and then calling it vision. Your personal style is much broader and changeable. Style is how you express your vision through a combination of methodology, technique, and technology.

Many artists have been trapped by the first successful image ...

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