Photography babbling

Today, it is totally babbling. Just random thoughts.

Despite all its shortcomings, trolls, bullies, spammers, and scammers the internet and social media are wonderful places as long as you’re aware of the potential exposure to those people. Just think about it. The internet and social media have given us a platform to access millions of potential viewers of our art. It has given us the opportunity to interact with people we may have never met, even if we never meet in person. We get to see what the world is like for people across the street to the other side of the world. Take advantage, and explore the artwork around you, not just from your friends but what is done by others in your own area and then others far away.

Photomanipulation has never been easier. Today, we can manipulate a photograph on our cellphones with an app. This is our chance to let creativity run wild. We can all become surrealists or abstract artists. It doesn’t have to become your “go-to style”, just try it. Play with it, enjoy it. The current version of Photoshop allows you to even use some styles of art and apply them to your photographs. Who knows you may find a new way to be creative.

Last random thought today, don’t let anyone belittle you for the equipment you use. You be you. Use what you have, be it a cellphone all the way up to the latest greatest whatever may come next. As Edward Steichen said, No photographer is as good as the simplest camera.