3 Myths about having your own style of photography
The one thing I've noticed during the years that I've been teaching photography is that many amateur photographers would like to have their own style of photography. They want people to see their images and be immediately associated with them.
Having a cohesive look on their website, Flickr or Instagram Feed is certainly the ticket to bigger things. Businesses or actually anyone looking for a photographer for their projects will want to roughly know what kind of images they can expect. A gallery of photos in a similar style oozes professionalism and stability.
Unfortunately, many photographers falter when the time comes to take the first step.
In this blog post I'm going to explain why there is absolutely no reason to worry and why having your own style is the absolute best way to go 🙂
There are three major myths:
Myth Number One:
I will only be allowed to concentrate on one subject matter
Wouldn't that be terrible? When there's so much good photography material to capture out there.
The good news is that you can have a photography style and still be able to take photos of any subject that catches your eye. There are dozens of ways to define your style and only taking photos of one particular thing is definitely not one of them.
And honestly, even if you did, the experience of concentrating solely on one subject and giving more thought to the creative process ( = all the different ways you can capture it) than to the subject itself, can be extremely liberating.
Myth Number Two:
All I need to do is find a favourite photographer and their images will be my mentor
If it's your true intention to develop your own photography style then imitating other people's photos would be the last thing I'd recommend you to do.
Let their images inspire you, but don't get too wrapped up with other people's work. Especially if you're one of those people who changes their mind a lot. If you are, then seeing other people's work will impact your own thought processes and confuse you.
Your photography style is within you. It's like a melting pot of all the images that have touched your soul in the past, but with your own spin to them.
Myth Number Three:
Not everyone is destined to have the ability to develop their own photography style
Becoming an outstanding photographer is only possible if you're born with creative talent, have tons of money to buy the best equipment, have more time than you have ....
Wrong, wrong and wrong!
Anyone who puts their minds to becoming a photographer who takes photos that ooze with their own authenticity will be able to.
I know photographers who work full time jobs and take all their photos with an old battered camera who were able to develop the skills to create photos that get regularly featured in magazines and have a huge following on Instagram.
Would you like to start the process today?
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