Getting beyond the basics – Tomas Quinones

After going through some books on the “how to” of photography, I’ve been working on getting beyond the basics. Back in 2017, I had started a 365 project of taking a photo and posting it every day. This worked out until about mid June when I had some travel that messed up my rhythm from which I never recovered.

What I did learn during these 6 months of daily practice:

It all starts with the basics (aperture, iso, shutter)
Glass can make all the difference, but it isn’t everything
Learned all the settings on my cameras
Muscle memory and habit helps get technology out of the way to focus on the shot
The tech is secondary to skill
Macro-photography can be a lot easier with extra lighting
Lightroom isn’t the end-all-be-all of RAW processing
Achieving an affect in front of the camera is far more effective than in post-processing
I still have so much to learn

I don’t feel I’ve “mastered” photography but rather on solid ground as a perpetual student of the shutter button.

-TQ