This blog is written for anyone looking to learn more about making expressive photographs.
I chose the name “Crafting Photographs” because there is a big difference between “taking” and “crafting” a photograph.
If you want to consistently make photographs that express things you cannot put into words, you need to learn how to craft your photographs.
What does it mean to “craft” a photograph?
craft |kraft|
noun
1 an activity involving skill in making things by hand : the craft of bookbinding | pewter craft.
• ( crafts) work or objects made by hand : the shop sells local crafts | [as adj. ] ( craft) a craft fair.
• a skilled activity or profession : the historian’s craft.
• skill in carrying out one’s work : a player with plenty of craft.
It means to use great skill when making a photograph.
Although there are many factors involved with making photographs that are outside our control, there are a great number we CAN control. Through skill, we can exert control over the elements we can control, to be better prepared for those we can’t.
That is the purpose of this blog…to help you grow your skills so you can craft your vision into a photograph that expresses the moments you have experienced deeply.
I’m looking forward to where this journey will take us!
