Having been taken to task by a reader when he felt I had compared apples to oranges in a week’s posting on Sony cameras, I am going to be careful with this one - I wish to state that I am comparing watermelons to water pumps. It is a perfectly legitimate technique as long as you have somewhere to spit the seeds.
Another person also complained that I seem to feature a lot of toy cars in my weblog columns. This is perfectly accurate - I do. They are ready models ( ! ) for studio work and I strive to improve my illustration techniques with them. I’m happy to say there is an international internet group of like-minded enthusiasts who appreciate them.
In fact, if you want to know how to take toy car pictures, I am the go-to guy. It’s a very small niche and pays nothing at all, apart from the weblog columns, but it is a genuine part of me. It’s what I do.
Other photographers that I know are the go-to’s for other work; If you want to know how to take football pictures or fashion shots, go to a lecture by Stefan Gosatti. If it’s food illustration, Carlos Arevalo is your man. Alex Cearns is the go-to lady for animal shots. Andy Romano for real estate work. And so on, and so on. And you might be the reader who is the surf, burlesque,or astronomy photography guru...or you might become so in the future.
Whether we are successful right now - well-paid, awarded, and game changing...or not... we at least have the satisfaction of knowing what we like doing. What is in tune with our souls. It enables us to tell other people how to do it as well, and to explore the various genres further. I’ll bet all the above named photographers are still finding new things that they haven’t done yet and new ways to improve what they do. And I'll bet they love photography.
I'll bet you do too. Camera Electronic is full of your kind of people and they look forward to seeing you.
You don't even have to be human to take an interest. This is Nadar, the studio gecko.
