Lesson 2: Inspiration

[Saud]

To be honest; i am not that interested in a specific photographer but i do like looking at all of there work even if it is something not in my interest ❗
I believe that every photographer has his/her angle of view, colors, depth and subject, I also believe that there are no rules in photography as long as your photo inspires at least most of who looks at it.

I used to take lots of photos long time ago but they were so simple, it was only to document what ever we were doing or going and to have a good memory saved, until i found out from an old friend that you need some equipment to get a nice isolated photos, not just a simple digital camera 😯 , plus you need to look at things differently. So i did some study on digital cameras and checked out the market to se what’s available.

So there i started with my DSLR camera and took pictures of anything i see and and look up the internet looking for something similar, at that time i did not pay attention to the photographers name, i just spent time looking at there work and thinking “how can i find an angle that will look as good as this but different” then i go taking pictures again and so on.

Now coming to this school, recently i have been thinking ❓ ❓ i have been using DSLR for the 3rd year now maybe more, and i have not studied anything other than self taught using the internet and knowing some point of how does the shutter speed and aperture works and what they mean from friends. so i said to my self why don’t i get started with the real thing and get more true knowledge and think more professional, and after searching the net for a school i fond “Photography Icon” i liked the profile and enrolled immediately, now after reading 3 lessons and this is the second assignment i feel that i did get some good knowledge and will get better photos soon.

[Duncan Rawlinson]

Hello there!

How are things in Kuwait?! I’m happy that you are submitting your assignments!

I’m also happy that you decided to take part in the course. I really enjoy helping people take better photographs.

When I started out in photography I wasn’t really that inspired by other photographers. Since then I have come to learn about and admire many of these people:

Ansel Adams
Edward Weston
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Eugene Atget
Richard Avedon
Robert Frank
Walker Evans
William Eggleston
Garry Winogrand
Alfred Stieglitz
Lee Friedlander
Andre Kertesz
Paul Strand
Edward Steichen
Stephen Shore
Dorothea Lange
Lewis W Hine
Andreas Feininger
Robert Capa
Man Ray
Helmut Newton
Robert Doisneau
Alexander Rodchenko
Julia Margaret Cameron
Gordon Parks
Ara Guler
August Sander
Alvin Baltrop
Michael K Brown
Andreas Gursky
Sebastiao Salgado
David Bailey
Ryan Mcginley
Brassai
Jan Saudek
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Willy Ronis
Albert Renger-Patzsch
Eadweard James Muybridge
Mathew Brady
Dan Winters
Duncan Rawlinson 😉

You could start studying them when you are not shooting your own photographs!

I’m glad you’ve also chosen to start shooting with a DSLR.

One of my regrets is that I didn’t switch to a more professional camera earlier on in my photography career.

So you are on the right track.

I enjoyed reading your piece and I sincerely hope to help you improve your photography.

If there is one thing I can tell you now, it’s keep shooting! Always be shooting!

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!!!!

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