Hunting for beauty and balance, camera in hand
My initial forays into photography were via phone cameras. Back then, some 16 or 17 years ago, I knew nothing about cameras really, other than you needed to press the button to capture the picture. From some phone manual or other I found early on that holding the shutter button part way down locked the… Continue reading The Most Important Photography Lesson I’ve Learned
A very brief recap of my photography adventures since I started shooting with intention around 2005, looks like this - 2005 - 2011 - Used phone cameras (mostly Sony) to learn how to compose and find my favourite subject matter. 2011 - 2012 - Shot intensively with my first "proper" camera, a Nikon Coolpix P300.… Continue reading 5 Deep And Lasting Benefits Of Film Photography (Even Though I Now Shoot 100% Digital)
My photography journey so far can be described in three stages - 1. Phone cameras taught me the basics of composition and helped me find my favourite subjects. 2. Film photography showed me the fundamental potential and relationship between ISO, aperture and shutter speed. 3. Digital compacts gives me the best balance of pleasure, simplicity,… Continue reading Film Photography’s Lost Lessons #1 – Aperture
It's been 24 months since I launched 35hunter. This is the second of two posts reflecting on what I've learned during that time - about blogging, about photography, and about myself. The first part focused mostly on the blogging side, and this post is predominantly about my photography. So here are 12 photography lessons I've… Continue reading 24 Lessons (Part 2) From 24 Months Of Photo Blogging
My first post debuted on 35hunter back in December 2015. Now, some 24 months and 110 blog posts later, it seems a good time to reflect on what I've learned - about blogging, about photography, and about myself. This started as a single post, but quickly meandered in excess of 2000 words. The final tally… Continue reading 24 Lessons (Part 1) From 24 Months Of Photo Blogging
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