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The Art of Photography

First of all, let me apologize for all this writing. I know this blog is used to a bunch of pictures and little reading, so please bare with me. This is what I do.

My sister and I were having a discussion about photography and the art of the trade. We were talking about the photographer feud in our school. OK, not really a feud, but there are just a few guys who are really into it, and there seems to be a growing competition between them. One of them, the new guy, seems to do a bit of editing. His pictures are pretty good, but they do seem a little too made up sometimes. Thus our discussion about the true art of photography ensued.

So, what is the art of photography?

The art of photography is taking good pictures without the need to edit them. This means you look for just the right time, the right lighting, the right object, the steady hand, the correct posture, etc. Now, I do admit, I don't always do this, but it is my goal to take pictures that are so unique or captivating in themselves that they need no editing.

Naked pictures is what I call them (even though that sounds really bad, and I think it's sort of weird when people use that word too much). Anyway, they have no makeup. It's just the real thing. I understand that sometimes the camera actually takes away from what the original picture had in it, so a little editing to bring out the true colors is necessary sometimes. But my own rule is to take pictures in such a ways that they need nothing done to them.

You can be the judge on whether I do a good job of that, but I enjoy what I do.

Art runs in my blood and photography is one of its outlets.

Here are a bunch of pictures that I may have posted before, but I thought they brought out the particulars of the artistry in photography. Enjoy.

This one has much to do with the location and view of the photographer. I looked up and saw this and thought, "That would be a cool picture."

This and the next picture show two facets of art: drawing and photography.

This shows picking out a good, detailed object. 

The lighting and object are good. The detail of the pretzels do not need color. 

Not a great picture, but I was aiming for the lighting, shadows, and uniqueness. 

I just like this one. 

Here I was more focused on the window screen which gave the houses a unique look. I'm sorry I'm explaining each picture, but I want to show why I chose these pictures to illustrate my argument. 

The lighting is bright and the subject is bright. 

The focus is on the closer candle, but you get an interesting feel with Lydia and her match. The lighting is exceptional. 

I've heard that cloudy days are great for B&W, and I think I get that. So, timing is good. 

Definitely a lighting thing going on here. It was dark everywhere but the kitchen, and the warm glow gives the picture a cozy winter feel. 

Sunny days are good for B&W too. 

Apparently, I take more B&W on sunny days than cloudy, Oh, well, defeating my own argument. Anyway, the subjects are great because they add to the old feel.

This is one of my favorites. Location and lighting of everything makes this unique. There is a lot of contrast. And there's no editing! just like all the other pictures, but I just thought I'd mention that real quick. 

My particular location once again was a means to getting this shot. 

Haha! I really love this. The subjects are pretty much everything that makes this great. 

A matter of lighting. I wish I didn't cut out half of Jacqueline, but I guess that's the artistic part. Haha! Also, these two are engaged now. They weren't even dating in this picture, but something had to be going on. 

This isn't even black and white, but it's kind of cool. 

Well that was fun. 

God has given us different loves and gifts. I'm not saying this is my gift, but it's at least a part-time love, except when everyone one else is obsessed with it. I guess I can be satisfied that mine is more for art, not being famous. 

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Warmth: The Drier

The Ceiling Above Me

Candle and Milk

City Day

Hurry

Flowers for Sale

These will do

Look up. 

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