Light

It’s difficult to arbitrarily separate light from gesture or gesture from color. I want to speak of each separately but they are all intertwined.

Light is.Gesture is.Color is.

Since all three are always there, how do you “get” them? Let them find you. The aggressive search for them is counterproductive. It makes it less likely that you will perceive them.

The most important thing for a photographer to learn is to be self-critical. Here’s a new mantra: If you’re not your own severest critic, you are your own worst enemy.

There is one thing that can help you to be self-critical or objective about your work. That is the ability to look at your work and see, literally, what is in your image. This is not as easy as it sounds. You also have to ...

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