August 18, Seeing In A New Way

One of the things in my long list of photography paraphernalia that I covet is a Lensbaby Composer. Oh the things I can do with one.

As it so happens, the fabulous Jodi from MCP Actions is giving one away on her site. The link is here...

To win, Jodi asks that you express how you are seeing things in a new way.

I believe I know how I’m doing that. Before I received my SLR, I was a snap shot photographer. I did not look at photography as an art form. I wanted to get the subjects lined-up with whatever tourist attraction was in the background. As long as everyone was smiling and their eyes weren’t closed, I was happy.

And now I may be so bold as to call myself an artist. I read voraciously about the subject of photography, look excessively at other people’s work and try to emulate the ones I admire. I am looking back through the history of photography and am learning about the vision and the work of famous photographers like Margaret Bourke-White and Annie Leibowitz. And of course Ansel Adams…who hasn’t heard of him?

This is how I’m looking at things differently. It has really changed my perspective in so many ways and opened up a whole new world for me.

And a lensbaby would be really wonderful. Go over to Jodi’s site and tell her how you see things differently. There may be a whole new world waiting for you too!