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\n<\/a>Inspiration: \u00a0Scott Kelby<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Charles Caleb Colton’s famous\u00a0aphorism\u00a0“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” is in need to a revamp when it comes to digital photography. \u00a0I think in Photography, Inspiration is the sincerest form of flattery. \u00a0I wanted to create a series in which I talked about photographers inspire me, and how I translate that into action.<\/p>\n

Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photo Walk<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over the weekend, I took part in the Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk<\/a>, and had a blast! One day, I went to downtown Tampa and supported my buddy Pete Collins. \u00a0The other – I led a walk in Ybor city. \u00a0During both of these walks, I spent the majority of my time trying something that I really hadn’t done before – and had Scott Kelby to thank for it.<\/p>\n

You see, a couple of weeks ago, Scott<\/a> had this class that he did in an ampitheater in downtown Tampa called “Crush The Composition”. \u00a0It was a simple one hour class dedicated to making you rethink about your photography, and how to take positive steps to make it better. \u00a0It didnt focus on dials and switches. It spoke, in very honest and simple terms – about the things photographers rarely talk to you about.<\/p>\n

During this conversation, Scott<\/a> challenged the people in the audience to really take stock in what kind of shooting they did. \u00a0He confided that he saw himself as a very ‘tight’ shooter – really getting close into the details of an image. \u00a0He also spoke about moving yourself outside of your box and trying something different (dare I say opposite) from what you would normally do.<\/p>\n

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Look at Other Pictures<\/strong><\/p>\n

There’s this thing that we all do as photographers. \u00a0Whenever someone asks us how we can become better photographers, we always tell people “Look at other photographs”. \u00a0I always get this feeling of someone sitting in a Barnes and Noble with a stack of books on pictures, just thumbing through them saying “Nope.. still dont feel better.. nope.. not yet… *turn page* nope.. not yet.. ” \u00a0What we fail to tell people is that in order to become better, you REALLY need to sit down and make notes. \u00a0What do you like about the image. \u00a0What makes you think this is cool. \u00a0Is it the use of a specific light. \u00a0Is it the use of texture. \u00a0Do you like specific poses? \u00a0In Scott’s work, I found that he got very tight into a subject, and really let the geometry of things play out.<\/p>\n

This made me think back to how I shoot. \u00a0I’m a big fan of environmental portraiture – and find myself going wide on a lot of shoots that I do, getting all of the elements in a wide space to contribute to a story. \u00a0What if, for one day, I focused on doing the complete opposite of that? What if Instead of shooting wide, I shot very very tight, and focused my energy on stacking the elements on an image to make them ‘deep’ instead.<\/p>\n

The result was walking around and looking for images that I normally wouldnt be searching for. \u00a0As i walked along the river, I saw in the distance a series of buildings. \u00a0Their interplay was interesting to me, but there was NO WAY I could get that far to take the shot. \u00a0As I’m working the situation out in my head, I see a walker (Thanks Julie!) with a 100-400 lens on a Canon. \u00a0I introduce myself, and politely ask if I can make a frame with her camera, the result you see on the right.<\/p>\n

Is it a winner? \u00a0I don’t know. \u00a0To be honest – I really don’t have an opinion one way or another on it. \u00a0What I found the most inspiring was getting out of my comfort zone. \u00a0Listening to Scott in my head. Approaching what I love to do from a completely different vector, and seeing if I can see with those sets of eyes for a little while. \u00a0If this is what I got out of the walk and the class- i’m a much better man for it.<\/p>\n

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