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Artistic competency

In my previous post I shared ideas on achieving technical competency with a camera. Once those basics are understood well, a photographer can move onto the next step – artistic competency.

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This is only a test

This is only a test

test of news

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Technical competency for photographers

Technical competency for photographers

In my last post I introduced the notion that being a competent photographer is analogous to a 3-legged stool. In this post we’ll dive deeper into the first leg of that stool – technical competency.

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Dew-covered pink impatiens. #iphone #flowers #macro #hdr @cantignypark (at Cantigny Park)

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"oh rainy day, come 'round...sometimes I just want it to slow down..." - #coldplay #lyrics #iphone #rain #randomphoto (at Good Shepherd-Naperville)

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I never get tired of watching sunrise on the Rez. See you next year! #pineridge #lakota #iphone #nature (at Re-Member)

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Mormon Row Historic District. Iconic barn and the Grand Tetons in the distance. #iphone6 #nature #NPS #jimjonesphotos #nationalparks #Grandtetons (at Mormon Row Historic District)

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Chris Martin from @coldplay - taken at Soldier Field in Chicago on 7/23. Best band ever. 😁😁😁 #coldplay #coldplaychicago #chrismartin #lumixgx1 #soldierfield #chicago (at Soldier Field)

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Sunrise, Badlands National Park. #iphone6 #nature #jimjonesphotos #nationalparks @badlandsnps (at Cedar Pass Campground Badlands National Park)

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The best camera to have...

The best camera to have…

There’s an old saying in photography: “The best camera to have, is the one you have with you.��� I’ve always taken that saying to be a photographer’s version of “a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.”

There are times when I’m out shooting with just my camera and a single lens. I’ll find a shot that I’d rather do with a different lens (invariably, I’ll wish I had a super-long telephoto with…

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Snapshots vs photographs

When I started in photography – or more accurately, when I “started taking pictures” – I was all about capturing the moment. I have taken hundreds (maybe thousands) of snapshots in my life. I saw bright colors, or an interesting building, or a flower – I just had to take a snapshot. But when I look back at these shots later, they just don’t capture what I was feeling at the time.

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Enjoying a cold coffee...so refreshing on a warm summer day! @ipsentocoffee @nitro_coffee #coffee #food #chicago #bucktown #iphone #hdr #jimjonesphotos (at Ipsento 606)

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Umbrellas hanging from the ceiling. Or is it "umbrellae"? Inquiring minds want to know. @naturemuseum #chicago #iphone #freethursday #jimjonesphotos (at Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum)

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My youngest "child," Zoe. A precocious little ball of energy who is just a little over a year old. She's a handful, but we love her. #iphone #catsofinstagram (at Aurora, Illinois)

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Never, never, never give in...

Never, never, never give in…

For a site that is supposed to be all about photography, it may seem odd for the first blog post to be based off a quote from the Sir Winston Churchill…but this quote is a big part of why this site exists in the first place. (more…)