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The Self-Taught Humble Brag
This post was prompted by a question from a reader. I love these questions and would like to post more. Just email alesserphotographer (at) gmail (dot) com. > Hi C.J., In regards to your Phasionistas post, I was wondering why you lumped the “self-taught” photographers into that list? Is
Nevermind the Whats
Every minute spent online is a minute spent not photographing. Are you making the most of your time? Here’s a few simple rules worth considering when reading about photography: 1. Most books could be a blog post or two and most blog posts could be a sentence or two.
When Pros Attack
I got the feeling there was a coordinated attack on Lesser Photography this week. It started with a poorly researched article on Yahoo, More Americans Becoming Serious Photographers [http://news.yahoo.com/more-americans-becoming-serious-photographers-193239546.html] , which equated buying more lenses with becoming a more serious photographer. It was parroted [http://www.
How to be Critiqued
Over the past two years, many photographers have written to me asking for a critique of their work. Flickr groups abound for crowd-sourced critiques. Magazines run regular features for reader critiques. Some pros even charge for their critiquing services. It’s only natural to want to know what other think
The following photographs are no longer needed
* Sunsets * Fireworks * Waterfalls * Trails * Breakfast, lunch, dinner * Lattes * Leaves on branches (even in autumn) * Dew-covered flowers * Anyplace with a gift shop * Anything with its own postcard rack * Portraits of wrinkly faces (just because they’re wrinkly) * Concerts with more than 25 attendees * Rain on windows * Celebrities * Area 51 * Anything that’
Photographers and Phashionistas
Here’s to the Phashionistas: * to the ones who wear a camera to compliment their scarves and skinny jeans * to the ones who agonize over the number of compartments in their bags * to the ones who wouldn’t be caught dead with black lenses on their Canons * to the ones
Every Day...
There’s always a reason not to go out and shoot. There’s always a reason to go out a shoot. The weather isn’t perfect and the lighting stinks. The weather and lighting helps make the photographs unique. It seems like everything’s been done. It seems like no
We Need New Specs
Speed shouldn’t just be measured in the 100ths of seconds it takes to expose an image, but in the time it takes to get your camera out and capture the moment. Exposure shouldn’t just be measured in a histogram. It should be evaluated in the ease by which
A Glimmer of Hope
I used to [http://www.alesserphotographer.com/post/7474460141/the-ultimate-list-of-the-most-essential-iphone-photo] place all iPhone camera apps (and really all camera phone apps) into two categories: useful and distracting. The useful camp was usually a lonely place, population one: the basic image capture tool that came with the phone. The distraction camp
Declare Independence
Independent thought is the most scarce resource in photography today. Not talent. Not money. Not technical ability. Blogs, books, magazines and even workshops parrot each other - and always have. Which photographers have remained interesting throughout? The ones who were doing what the others hadn’t considered. It’s, by