Scott Smith (SRisonS)
Funk Buster
Lately, I've been feeling like I'm in a funk, photography-wise. While replying to a Canon Forum post about "Style", it occured to me that my shooting methods sort of changed while in this mood. Here's the excerpt....
"Like some have mentioned, your style just comes about over time. Initially, you'll just shoot and shoot, will your sole intention of just getting a decent shot. After feeling pretty confident, you'll start to experiment more, and just find an approach that really works for you (subject, compo, processing, etc...).
You don't have to have a "style", nor do I think you should stress about trying to develop a particular one. Just let it come to you.
In fact, it might be someone else that notices it before you do. One thing I'm kinda known for in the Disney community is using crazy angles to many of my shots. That pretty much developed from not keeping a shot straight to save my life (and not being familiar with simple straightening tools). So i purposely tilted a lot of my scenes to do something different and creative (for me anyway). And I actually liked doing that, and it really came natural to me. But funny enough, someone pointed out that I have an 'in your face' style of shooting; and really putting the subject 'right there!!!'. But those are just the ways I shoot. I find when I try to force those approaches on certain subjects, they don't always work out though. So just shoot and shoot, and you'll eventually find your comfort zone; i.e. "style".
And to tell the truth, I've been feeling like I'm in a funk lately; photography wise. I just don't seem happy with many of my shots, and I'm already pretty picky with what I post on Flickr. But I've noticed that a lot of the shots i do take aren't really my "style". Mainly because they mostly seem be completely leveled shots. So i guess that my uncomfortableness isn't resulting in my usual comfortable funny angles."
The above shot of my daughter is one of the few shots that I've taken lately that I instantly liked. Sure, the subject is great ;) , but I really like the slight angle with the tight compo. I should also mention that it was "from the hip". But I can guarantee that if I held the camera up to my eye, I would've tried to keep this straight. But hopefully by keeping this shot in my mind, I'll be able to bust out of this funk.
Kilimanjaro Safari
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Walt Disney World, FL
Funk Buster
Lately, I've been feeling like I'm in a funk, photography-wise. While replying to a Canon Forum post about "Style", it occured to me that my shooting methods sort of changed while in this mood. Here's the excerpt....
"Like some have mentioned, your style just comes about over time. Initially, you'll just shoot and shoot, will your sole intention of just getting a decent shot. After feeling pretty confident, you'll start to experiment more, and just find an approach that really works for you (subject, compo, processing, etc...).
You don't have to have a "style", nor do I think you should stress about trying to develop a particular one. Just let it come to you.
In fact, it might be someone else that notices it before you do. One thing I'm kinda known for in the Disney community is using crazy angles to many of my shots. That pretty much developed from not keeping a shot straight to save my life (and not being familiar with simple straightening tools). So i purposely tilted a lot of my scenes to do something different and creative (for me anyway). And I actually liked doing that, and it really came natural to me. But funny enough, someone pointed out that I have an 'in your face' style of shooting; and really putting the subject 'right there!!!'. But those are just the ways I shoot. I find when I try to force those approaches on certain subjects, they don't always work out though. So just shoot and shoot, and you'll eventually find your comfort zone; i.e. "style".
And to tell the truth, I've been feeling like I'm in a funk lately; photography wise. I just don't seem happy with many of my shots, and I'm already pretty picky with what I post on Flickr. But I've noticed that a lot of the shots i do take aren't really my "style". Mainly because they mostly seem be completely leveled shots. So i guess that my uncomfortableness isn't resulting in my usual comfortable funny angles."
The above shot of my daughter is one of the few shots that I've taken lately that I instantly liked. Sure, the subject is great ;) , but I really like the slight angle with the tight compo. I should also mention that it was "from the hip". But I can guarantee that if I held the camera up to my eye, I would've tried to keep this straight. But hopefully by keeping this shot in my mind, I'll be able to bust out of this funk.
Kilimanjaro Safari
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Walt Disney World, FL