The world of photography is an education onto itself because the best way to learn about the essence of capturing a great image is to view all the photographers that have come before.
It is essential to have great photography books of the contemporary photographer’s works as a reference.
To be able to view black and white images from photographers such as Ansel Adams and study his wondrous skill with the play of light and shadow in the wild and in his portraits of famous individuals.
Adams and Fred Archer came up with the Zone System to enable photographers to learn about the interaction of the photographer’s visualization of a scene and the final result of the shot.
The system is one of the major teaching tools used for aspiring photographers.
Learning photography technique is only one small part of the process; another major part is to understand the technical issues of a camera such as aperture and depth of field.
Aperture can be understood by viewing a detached lens from a camera, so it is useful to use a 35 SLR or DSLR so the aperture or opening can be viewed with the naked eye.
Depth of field is the portion of the image that is the sharpest.
These items can be easily taught with a basic tool, the simple pinhole camera made from an old oatmeal box.
This unique homemade camera is derived from the earliest use of light to make an image, it was known as the Camera Obscura, and was used by Leonardo DaVinci as a drawing tool.
Many books and instructions are available to inform would be photographers how to build a pinhole camera.
Lots of Luck in your pursuit of the Photography World!
Till next time.
Happy Photography trails
Dick Bloom
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