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I am not pontificating here and I have tried to keep this as short and relevant as possible
I often see and read articles about artistic style and equipment for photographers. A lot of questions are asked by those that want to break into photography. The questions revolve around the brand of camera lenses, strobes, accessories and such. The problem is most haven’t taken any classes in high school, Junior colleges, or found someone to mentor them. The situation creates confusion and can resolved with a different approach.
Most of the questions come down to the equipment, which I want to talk about. I’ll be honest; I think I have taken one photography class in my entire life. I found it slow moving and lacking a dimension of teaching. I wished not only was there the lecture but the demonstration and you do with the teacher/instructor portion of the class too. I will also say this that that was in the 70’s too, so things may have changed a bit then. (more…)