“Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.”
If you are new to photography, you might be asking yourself “Where do I start?” or “What is the best course to become a professional photographer?” These are questions we asked PRO photographers in this episode!
Thanks to all photographers in Los Angeles who participated in our monthly network mixer and shared their thoughts on camera.
The full interview is available of YOUTUBE. For your convenience, here is the transcript of it as well.
@CERLOV : … is don’t worry about the equipment. Just go out and shoot, shoot, shoot. And then that, and then if you’re a natural light photographer like me, wherever you go just look at the way light is affecting the environment. Look at the face of the person you’re talking to. Look at the way the light is bouncing around the room, the colors and everything. Those two pieces of advice I think would be the biggest.
@AYALA.CR2 : Just keep shooting as much as you can. It doesn’t matter how it looks as long as you’re practicing and you’ll see progression as the years come. You won’t really see it when it’s happening, but when you look back as like two, three, four, five year passed the line and you stay consistent you’ll see the progression in yourself. And also, shoot in raw, because you could always go back and re-edit your photos even if you’ve made a crappy edit, as time goes on you might be an expert at editing now and you want to go back to a photo you shot five years ago and then you can revamp it almost. So, just keep shooting everyday.
@AMPHOTOGRAPHY.A.M.P : So for the beginners, it’s advice … first of all learn … always learn, always try to learn something new from more experienced photographers. But always keep your signature and always have your own. Never give up, especially when you like whatever you are doing and whatever you are believing in.
@6AMLOSANGELES : Do it because you love it, not because you want something out of it. For me it was a passion and it changed my life, but it’s also just fun to do in general, so just do it for the right reasons. Know why you want to take photos and have fun. And there’s no rules. There’s no rules to this s**t.
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