From Taking to Making: The Secrets to Great Photographs

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• The instructor introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
• Stop thinking literally, and start seeing graphically.
• If you go out without a preconceived notion of what to shoot and just pay attention to light and shadow then new opportunities for photographs will present themselves.
• If you don’t have light and shadow to work with then you can look for line and shape.
• Note how the intensity of the light impacts the vibrancy of colors in the scene.
• Gesture can be one of the hardest things to capture.
• It can be a real challenge finding a good composition in a busy scene.
• When you are overwhelmed with what to shoot it is always best to keep it simple and go back to basics.
• Sometimes it is worth staking out a location and trying to get the most out of it instead of aimlessly wandering around.
• Your mindset has a big impact on how you see the world around you and it is the one thing you have control over.
• Ibarionex sits down and shares his thoughts on gear and camera settings he uses.
• Sometimes it worth stopping a stranger and asking their permission to make a portrait of them.

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