Chapter 12
Applied Techniques
In This Chapter
Capturing sports
Composing portraits
Venturing into nature
Getting up close and personal
Photographers have their comfort zones and discomfort zones. There are certain subjects you enjoy photographing the most, and others that you don’t like — or are reluctant to tackle because they seem difficult or overly challenging. In my case, I started my career as a sports photographer who also shot rock concerts for a daily newspaper, and I grew to love travel photography (and travel!). All three types remain among my very favorite subjects.
But I find that venturing into my discomfort zone — types of photography that I find especially challenging, such as nature and landscape shooting — tend to spark creativity and get me thinking about photography in new ways.
In this chapter, I recommend four types of subjects that you might already enjoy, or which you might learn to love if you don’t already count them among your specialties. Sports, people, ...
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