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I bought my cam about 6 months ago, i was soo keen to get out and start snapping. But for some reason i lost interest and the cam han been out for ages!. Now i havent got the best kit atm but im happy with it ( i would like some new glass though). I think my probleme is i cant decide what aspect of photograhpy i would like to concentrate on more. I would love to be able to do some in portrait work, but im such a nervous person and dont feel comfertable aproaching people, i also love landscape and macro photography. My worst probleme is a. finding the ispiration and enthusiasim to take decent pictures and b. the rite type of glass i need. I must admit i have only got 2 books on photography **** helped alot. Has anyone got any ideas to help re light the spark that made me buy my cam. I go out in the woods looking for phoos but just cant seem to find anything i thinks is any good.. Any ideas?
Sorry for the longish post but i feel annoyed that i have a camera but no "ability" to take good pics. I know it will get better with experience. but where to start?? :thinking:

Gav
 
Gav, you live in a lovely part of the country there and there will be loads of things to take pics of. :)

Ferns in winter light, leaves covered in frost (hopefully by the weekend) moss and lichen, tree bark with unusual patterns, the sculptures in the woods at Lydney............

The real secret is looking for light. You don't even need your camera in your hand to start watching it, just keep an eye o how light hits things and the kind of shapes and colours it gives.

Oh and clouds are another good one. :)
 
Gav, if you fancy doing portraiture then you don't have to do it with strangers; rope friends and family in, take them to different locations and just play.

If you are really unsure of just which direction you ned to take then you need to try it all to then narrow down your direction. Look through as much resource material as possible; flickr is a good place to start because you can type in a keyword and look through thousands of shots until you see one that sparks interest. Then you can start to emulate what you see and move on....

The gear you've got is fine. Don't think because it's not 'pro spec that it won't produce a good image. :)
 
Photograph what you're interested in. If you have any other hobbies or interests, then think about how you could use your camera to record them.

Alternatively, do a search on flickr for something you are vaguely interested in and see how other people have photographed it. There's bound to be something on there!
 
Hi all, thanks very much for your help. I just gotta get out and experiment!. Ali B what sculptures in the woods do you mean? There are none in Lydney lol. Theres the sculpture trail in the speech house. Thanks again and any more advice welcome :)
 
Get yourself down to Lydney harbour in the next couple of days. Low tide and sunset coincide (ish) meaning that the mudflats get exposed to the low sun and fantastic colours that brings. I went down tonight and it was great. Got there 3pm, sunset approx 4.20pm and it was a good hangover cure. Wrap up warm though. A local guy I spoke to said that the timings should last another couple of days so get in quick!
 
Gav - There is nothing like just getting out and shooting like others have said.

When I'm not out shooting I find a few blogs by people who's work I like helps to fend off the feeling of lack of interest in photography I sometimes get when I don't shoot regularly enough. I downloaded something called feeddemon that you can use to subscribe to blogs. Then all I have to do is hit refresh and if something new has been posted I have something interesting to read and nice pictures to look at.
[It might not work for everyone but it works for me]


Andy S
 
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