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Look for subtle features of your subject

May 19, 2009 by Steve Berardi 3 Comments

(c) iStockPhoto/Emrah Turudu
(c) iStockPhoto / Emrah Turudu
Do you ever feel like you don’t really see your subject until you photograph them?

Photography allows you to capture a seemingly instant moment of time, and observe it forever. In a way, the camera is almost like a time stopper. This may even be one of the reasons you originally got into photography.

After you snap that photo, and check it out later on your computer, you probably inspect it pretty carefully, exploring each and every aspect of your image. Sometimes during these inspections, you’ll notice an intricate detail of your subject that you never noticed before. [Read more…] about Look for subtle features of your subject

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