Last Wed I gave a presentation to WAVAW, Women Against Violence Against Women. I was chatting with Sarah the program coordinator one day, and I volunteered to give a photography seminar to the staff. She jumped at my suggestion, and said she was secretly wishing it.
So there I was, trying to teach a crash course on improving your images with a small digital camera, talking about learning to see light, composition, characteristics of different focal length...
Sarah commented how she realized why changing the contrast or cropping after the image is taken on the computer would actually not improve the image dramatically. She never thought of lighting, composition and angles before she clicked. She also said it was the most useful seminar she had attended for a while. Thank you Sarah for the huge compliments!
It was very delightful to see how the particpants finally understand all the skills and knowledge behind a successful photograph. Having a "nice camera" is definitely part of it--you need the appropriate tool to do any job! But the training and skills can't be replaced by any top equipment.
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