How to boost your creativity
Easy ideas for developing your style
The only thought in my head when I’m shooting is, “Does the image work?” I don’t shoot for magazines, or for awards, or in anybody else’s style. Instead I shoot only to please myself, and these images are my own creative interpretation of what I’ve experienced. As such I’m free to shoot whatever I feel, whether it ends up working or not. Remember that with digital cameras there is no financial consequence for trying something, and if it doesn’t work then that is what the delete button is for. Most important is that you’re willing to try new things, and to keep shooting when others might stop.
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WHAT IS CROP FACTOR?
Full-frame camera sensors are the closest to 35mm film, while APS-C chips are smaller in size and have a crop factor. This is 1.5x on Nikon and Sony APS-C cameras, and 1.6x on Canon cameras, turning a 200mm lens into a 300mm or 320mm lens respectively. I don’t give credence to the minutiae of photography and whether you have a full-frame sensor, which is supposed to produce a higher quality image, or a crop sensor, which magnifies the lens. You won’t notice the difference unless you print images at the size of a double-decker bus. Buy what you can afford.