Prime lenses and other loves.

One of the wonderful things about being a photographer is finding out how others have learned, and the things have been important to them in their transition between being a person with a camera to a photographer. I was thinking about this today and all of the things I have learned thanks to the wonderful resource that is the internet. Generosity is a wonderful thing people.

When I was camping I was running out of my ideas and I thought, 'you know what, I'll just take a picture of some grass'. So I got on my belly with my new favourite lens (Canon 85mm 1.8) and took a picture. Several people looked at me with horror then relief as they realised that no, I hadn't fallen over and I was just lying in the mud on purpose.

I thought that I hadn't made much of an effort that day (story of my life that week) and I wasn't feeling too great about that picture. I walked back to the tent and I showed a friend. He said 'How did you make it look like that?!' and I realised something. There are things that I have learned, that I totally take for granted but at the end of the day, they matter.

The reason that boring old grass can look kind of pretty is because I'm shooting with a prime lens wide open. I discovered prime lenses because I spent hours looking at beautiful photographs and some of those artists were kind enough to share some of their secrets. I have a really nice 17-50mm 2.8 because my husband did his research before we bought our first camera. These things were a gift to me. These people didn't have to share their successes and their failures, they didn't have to spend hours on the internet looking for the right lens. But they did, and I'm grateful.

I don't know a lot, but I know something. So if you're reading this and you've just picked up a camera or you've seen anything in my pictures that you like then get in touch! I'd love to hear from you!

Here's to pretty grass.

Much Love, R. x