corri: is the art of photography being lost

corri: is the art of photography being lost: As a photographer i have helped mentor some new fresh photography lovers and they have all been awesome and taken my advise on board bu...

is the art of photography being lost

    As a photographer i have helped mentor some new fresh photography lovers and they have all been awesome and taken my advise on board but a few have been what i call arrogant , It seems the  basic art of photography is being lost within a digital world easier access to dslr's,  photoshop,  online so called Diplomas and quick courses ,
  Then these people get a few good comments on a photo on there facebook pages or a loved one tells them to follow a dream and next thing you know they are a photographer but in actual fact they are what is known in the industry as a Fauxtographer (taken from the popular facebook like page your not a photographer)


 I have met a few arrogant togs lately some pro's and some relative new comers who not knowing some of the basic rules to photography and wanting to break them just to be different 

http://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/10-top-photography-composition-rules

1. Tone of space (a room, for example) should be balanced and neutral, with no overall bias;
2. Blacks (like tuxes) should be black;
3. Whites (like wedding gowns) should be white;
4. Don’t over-saturate images (my personal pet peeve)! Final edited image should be representative of what the human eye saw when photographing occurred;
5. Flesh tones should be realistic and consistent. If he looks red and she looks pale white, something’s probably wrong;
6. Image should be level or straight. Use reference points within image to determine this;
7. Fix and remove any “red-eye” issues when flash is used;
8. Sharpen all images last, and do it sparingly;
9. Save images based on their intended use; images being posted online can be as small as 500 kb. Images that will be printed should probably be 1-2 mb (minimum);
10. For easy tracking and identification, rename/save images based on the event, like – “Jane & John Wedding 1”.

Read more: http://www.digital-photography-school.com/10-rules-for-editing-digital-images#ixzz1ixsi4FcD

rules also apply to editing but that seems to be something that's being lost with some people too ,

“Art is a human activity consisting in this, that one man consciously by means of certain signs, hands on to others feelings he has lived through, and that others are infected by those feelings and experience them.”

From that definition of art. There is no doubt for me that Photography is ART.

• Photography shows the Photographer’s Vision

It is true that when we look at a photograph, we are looking at a scene that already existed in this world and that’s just a mere image recorded. But definitely that’s not all. We are also looking at how the Photographer viewed the THE SCENERY and how the photographer chose to capture and present it to make it there art.    With the exponential growth of technology in the photography industry, many professional photographers are worried about how easy photography is these days. Plus with the help of Photoshop, their concern is that someone with a half decent camera can put their camera on AUTO and just shoot without thinking about the meaning behind each shot. 

ups and downs

     Oh i don't know where to start really this afternoon has been emotionally challenging for me i entered a comp and got my hopes up that i could possibly win but no someone else did and didn't even get a minor prize . Yes i know this shouldn't bother me its just a comp but to me it wasn't just any comp it was to get closer to my hero the man in the photo . I know so many people who have meet him and spent time with him and after being a huge fan of his for over 20yrs and having some of my biggest life challenges that have happened at the same time as some of his i feel a bond and connection to him silly i know , even some have said this is bordering on obsessive but i don't see it that way .  Music has played a major part in my life and along with my art it always will ,
        My partner doesn't understand my love of music and the fact that i have hidden my llove of foo's for so long cause of the things he says about music but resently i have said bugger i'am who i'am and am not hiding it any more and its causing tention . Am still feeling lost in do i belong here or back in the uk but then i remember i haven't been there in 20yrs and most of what i know is gone in my home town so i feel even more lost ....

           was out for a sunset walk and had to do this , was dreaming up more visions to capture 

corri: Not long to go

corri: Not long to go: So am now in the mist of getting my stuff ready for my FOO FIGHTERS gig here in adelaide , only 4weeks to go and really looking ...

Not long to go

          So am now in the mist of getting my stuff ready for my FOO FIGHTERS gig here in adelaide , only 4weeks to go and really looking forward to it . 
         I have decided to make my own top and sign for the gig which is sure to shine and hopefully capture daves attention , i have the template ready just gotta get my backside into gear ;) 

leaving home

                 
                 Leaving Home


 so 24th sept was the day i arrived in australia and when my life changed forever.  Still miss home alot and so feel like i don't fit in ,its a hard thing to discribe as i do love where i live but its just me ,even tho i have my kids i feel like apart of me is missing. 
  thank goodness for my art photography and music as i don't wanna wake up in hospital again from being too depressed .
   Really hope i get to fullfill a dream and get my shoot with the foo fighters it would mean oh so much to me i feel like i've grown up with dave