First 500 Hours of Deliberate Practice Learning the Art of Photography
Its April 2018 and I’ve now put in 500 hours of deliberate practice learning the art of photography, and am consequently five percent of my way through my 10,000 hour project.
The highlight of the last few months has been meeting David Hurn for a private viewing of his “Swaps” at the Photography Show on the 18 Match 2018. The small group that huddled round him hanging off his every, softly spoken, word in an otherwise noisy environment must have resembled a rugby scrum.
- “A competent photographer is easily identified by the intensity of their focus on the task of image making.” (He was identified as such when he was in Trafalgar square taking pictures of the pigeons!)
- “Do your homework” you can gain access to people if you demonstrate a knowledge and interest in them or their work, “be up and working by 5:30am and still at it at 10 in the evening.”
- “Watch a scene with a knowledge of the geometry that makes a strong image, and wait for the elements to get into place.”
Top locations shot include:
- Andalusia Spain (Seville, Cordoba, Granada)
- Semana Santa (Spanish Holy Week at the above locations)
- Christmas in British Columbia, Canada (Vancouver, Chilliwack).
My key (completed) posts were:
- Initial Thoughts on Dog Photography
- Winter Photography 2017/18 – where we were lucky enough to enjoy some snowy days.
[Other blogs started but not yet completed include: “El Nino Graffiti in Granada Andalusia Spain“, “My Introduction to Capture One Pro Sony 11” and “First Attempt at Macro Photography.“]
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