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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

April Photo Challenge

Whenever people ask me if I have one tip or something that they can do that would help them become a better photographer, I can only think of one thing to say:

Take photos. 

Being a good photographer isn't merely about having expensive equipment or a thorough knowledge of all the composition rules. It's not about having creative 'genes' (though that helps) or even about all the photography courses you've been to (that helps, too). 

It's about experience. 

So if you were to ask me right now for my greatest 'secret to success' (not that I am a success story by any means! I seriously still have so much to learn!), I'd have to say that it's actually just getting out there and taking your camera with you. After I did a week-long photography course in 2009, for a while I took hundreds of pictures of anything and everything I could find to photograph. Believe me, my family were thoroughly bored of having to wait every five minutes each time we went for a walk so I could take a picture of that interesting little bush on the side of the road. :D

But the more photos I took, the harder I critiqued myself and the better my photos became. 

So this photo challenge is about just that - merely taking photos. You don't have to be super creative, or own a DSLR or even have been to a photography course. All you need is a willingness to take photos and a desire to improve! The challenge I'm hosting is going to be taking a photo a day for one month of a different subject and then either posting it on your own blog or alternatively sending it to me to post on this blog (and I'm even willing to critique it, too). It's going to be so exciting seeing you all become incredible photographers in just one month! :-)

And now that you've made it this far reading my long boring monologue, I'm going to reward you with a little preview of something I got up to over the long weekend...

{More on that to come!}

13 comments:

  1. Your're back!! <3 I'm gonna do this photo challenge!

    Cannot wait to talk to you more!

    Love ya, girl! <3

    Keep on keeping on,
    Sarah
    xox
    theonewiththeb.blogspot.com

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    1. Can you hear a big "YAY" from me over here?!

      <3

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  2. oooo.. I like a good challenge! :) Yep, Im in! :D

    Hope to talk with ya soooooooon! :)

    Love ya!
    -Smiley :) xx

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    1. Oooh... I like a good follower! Thank youuu Smiley!

      <3

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  3. Funness!! And I can take photos of ANYTHING? My kind of photo challenge. :D

    Now I am trying to figure if I should send you my photos or whether I should just post them on my own. Hm. Maybe some of both? :) Is that okay? When do we start?

    Esther

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    1. On second thought...we start in April, right? 'April photo challenge' - haha.

      ...I have to wait THAT LONG?!?! :S

      Another question: do we have to post a photo we took that day? Or can we post a photo from a previous day as long as we did take a photo that day?

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    2. *SO* excited to see the amazing photos from Esther's camera!

      About your questions: my next blog post will answer them all! And if anyone else has questions, I'd recommend posting a comment and I will do my best to answer them! :)

      <3

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    3. I've tagged you on my blog, Eloise!!

      looking forward to your next blog post. Hey, what happened to your watermarks? I thought you were going to show them to us!

      Esther

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    4. Wow, thank YOU Esther!! You'll definitely see that post from me in the next few days...

      My watermarks? Well, to cut a long story short... I lost them. :( But one day I'll make some more! :-)

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  4. Count me in for the challenge :-) I'll give it a go. When does it start?

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    1. Good for you!! I'm sure you'll enjoy it! :-)

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  5. Do I don't I, do I don't I...OH I'm in! ;-) sound like it will be heaps of fun! and what better way to get better than to have a photo challenge. Are we aloud to use other peoples cameras...you know the people with the BIG ones?? ;-P

    xx Blessings

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  6. Yippee, Kelsie-Anne is in! :-)

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