Photography is a phenomenon. We all use it unintentionally, our eyes are the shutters and our minds are the batteries left charging overnight to rejuvenate in time for the morning sunrise. I don’t believe in the notion of photography being something ‘anybody can do’, if you don't believe you can take a beautiful photo or create a landscape in your mind that only you can see or if you can time a specific moment to its last second and snap it into focus at just the right moment, then no you don’t understand photography. If you can't feel the emotion behind each and every image, if you can't visualise the set up of a photoshoot or cant understand the photographic settings used, then no you don't understand photography, and most importantly, if you rely on a filter to create a beautiful image rather than make your own filter, make your own image and present it in your own meaningful way, then no; you don’t, understand, photography. Photography isn't about taking an image and letting it turn to mould, its about telling a story; creating an atmosphere; raising questions; heightening emotions and most importantly bringing your imagination to reality. When the outcome of an image is unprecedented or unpredictable, thats when a picture becomes magnificent. Photography has been around since the beginning of time even when there went any cameras and the only means of show casing what could be seen was through painting and engraving on walls that would later be discovered by future centuries.
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