A couple of things happened yesterday that I am proud to share. Firstly, my photo report was featured in "fotopedia" and was also published on the "fotopedia Japan" iPad app. This may not seem like such a big deal, but it's the second time and last time more than 30 000 people viewed my photographs. As a beginner in any field, I believe in the importance of getting your work out into the public eye. I spent many years just creating ideas without any physical manifestation. Now that I am using photography as my preferred medium of expression, the next logical step is to share my images with other people. And the more that I can reach, the better. If I were precious or exclusive about my work, I might as well simply look at the world and keep the pictorial process locked away in my mind instead of creating a physical representation of it.
Therefore, I was very happy to have the opportunity to share my pictures globally. If you have a chance, please see them for yourself at the following site: http://www.fotopedia.com/reporter/featured
My report is about Yamadera in the north of Japan, and I have tried to captured the atmosphere of this area during Autumn. I hope you enjoy it.
The word "pride" tenuously leads me to my next proud moment. Yesterday I went to my local zoo (a pride of lions) and filled my camera's memory card with images of animals. After returning home with over 350 shot, I was extremely pleased at seeing the results on my computer. I tweaked the best of them on my editing software and posted a few on "500px". Here are my three favorites...
While I was shooting yesterday, I finally felt as if I had a certain control over the out come of the images. I'm getting the gist of lighting and aperture selection, as well as shutter speed. Also, my camera is beginning to feel very comfortable to use, so I am more able to use it as a tool for expressing my perception and concepts rather than just recording what is there. This has always been my goal since taking up photography and it's steadily appearing within my grasp.
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