The Real Photography

Photography



               When I tell people, "I love photography!", they look at me with what seems to be distaste. "Photography," one person said, "is not a real job. Any one person can take a picture. It's as simple as finding something cool - and I say that in quotes - and press a button." I laugh at this, immediately knowing they are wrong.

               Photography is not as simple as taking a picture of something "cool". Photography is an art form. Finding the something "cool" is easy, but is doesn't yield a picture people will remember you by. You need to find something that captivates the minds' of others. You need them to stop for a moment and look at what's behind the main character. You want every detail to stand out. You want a person to see what you saw at that moment in time, something magnificent.

               Taking a picture is as easy as pressing a button. But imagine all the things Ansel Adams had to go through to get one picture. He had to climb mountain faces in crazy wind, travel through tall graces in the dead heat of summer, and trek through the forests' of Yosemite in winter. Some people think that doesn't sound fun, but it is truly an adventure.

               That's what photography is for. Telling a story about your adventure. Pictures are supposed to say a thousand words, right? Why not have them say a million... Or more? That's what Nina and I am are doing for this blog, to show that photography is not simple, it makes you go outside of your comfort zone and take a journey to the wild side of life. That's at least what photography has taught me. Telling a story is just the beginning of one of our pictures. We want you to see what's it like to be in our shoes... That is the real photography.

--Sierra