PhoArtgraphy » passioin http://www.phoartgraphy.com/blog Putting Art into Photography Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:14:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 What makes a good photographer? http://www.phoartgraphy.com/blog/2010/01/31/what-makes-a-good-photographer/ http://www.phoartgraphy.com/blog/2010/01/31/what-makes-a-good-photographer/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:10:58 +0000 Ayesha http://www.phoartgraphy.com/blog/?p=222 Continue reading →]]> Many people have their own ideas what makes a good photographer.  Some people say their technical skills behind the camera make them a good photographer.  Some people say if they have “the eye”.  Others may say if they have the passion for it.  I say it’s all of these things, but mostly I think it’s the passion.

Yes, you do need technical knowledge & having “the eye” (another way of saying knowing how to compose an image in a very interesting, flattering or beautiful way), but without passion, it doesn’t seem to have much meaning.  I have yet to meet a photographer who doesn’t have a passion for it.  Some photographers get burned out, but end up coming back to photography with a renewed passion after shooting something that stirs them.

Technical knowledge, lighting, composition & even how to use your camera can be taught, but passion is something you experience after picking up the camera & making your first image.  It’s something you feel every time you get a chance to shoot or even think about what you’re going to shoot next.  I feel it anytime I think about shooting, while I’m shooting or when I talk about shooting.  Photography….I just love it!

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