Waterwheel and Photostream

Learning the various techniques given in each assignment, challenges my creativity and exposes me to a wide range of approaches and methods for making great photographs. These assignments encourage me to get out to different places and just shoot what is there. The waterwheel photo is a perfect example of that idea and it is purely coincidental that I was out and about shooting when I took this shot of an eight spoked wheel during the eight o’clock morning hour of the eighth day of the eighth month of 2008. I experiment alot which further enhances my skills by trial and error and reinforces basic concepts and fundamentals of photography. Of course a lot of my experimenting unfortunately adds up to a lot of dud photos but that is how I learn best: by experience. 

Listening to audio and video podcasts about photography is also a great way to grasp the fundamentals as well as pick up more advanced instruction. I have found a wide variety in iTunes including beginners lectures which share a lot of valuable information even though they are not regularly updated. All are produced by professional photographers working full-time in different capacities and full of beginner tips and intermediate tricks suited to my current learning level. 

My photo gallery will still be updated and I have added albums including freelance, nature, and landscapes. My goal is to use these as a showcase of my journey while learning the art of photography and I hope you will enjoy the bumpy ride.