helping us understand eachother, one photo at a time
Welcome to my Photography page! I think that practicing photography is vital to any aspiring graphic designer, as it helps you better understand many different design elements, like composition, rule of thirds, exposure, framing, and many more. I think photography is especially important due to how important it is to get a good picture in camera. Editing certainly helps enhance photos, but it often can’t make a boring photo amazing. I think learning photography helps with time management, something that is vital to most designers, especially as the industry becomes more and more fast-paced. Below, I’ll walk you through my Photography process.
process to final result
First I put the battery in the camera… kidding! Let me walk you through my creative process. I start off by looking just with myself, no camera. I find that when finding a shot, looking through the camera can be incredibly limiting. With nothing restricting my view, I can consider different angles, lines, etc. Once I’ve found an interesting subject, I will try and look at it at least three different ways, asking myself, “What’s interesting about this?”. If I feel myself have a strong answer, I’ll know that that is a shot I need to take.
This is one of my favourite shots I’ve ever gotten. I once heard a photography teacher describe a shot he loved as if he had no say in the matter, he just happened to lift the camera and take it. I thought that was so interesting, and loved the implication that there’s beauty all around us and it’s our job to capture it. That’s how I felt with this shot.
I spent around an hour photographing animals in the forest, trying to get close enough to one that I could get a good picture. It was incredibly hard to do, especially with the light constantly changing due to the shadows of the trees and time of day. I almost gave up, when I saw some birds. I had previously been focusing on squirrels, so I figured it was worth it to get these photos even if they weren’t the best. I was following it around when it got close to a spot of light. I started silently praying it would just get a little closer, and then it finally did. I took as many shots as possible, as quietly as I could, trying to make sure the bird was framed okay. I certainly think it ended up okay.
Greta Rabbetz 