Photography is important because it allows people to see the world from different perspectives. Thanks to photography, you can admire the most diverse scenarios and situations captured in a frozen moment. Photography is so powerful that it enables you to bring meaningful experiences to others in the form of static images. It allows the diffusion of information about things as they are. Photography is an excellent hobby because it’s a lot of fun, and you can start at any age. You are not pressured or challenged by anyone.  The day after, you discover the importance of lighting. Perfecting the use of your camera is a never-ending process. You’ll make new friends. Photography helps you connect with like-minded people. You can join photography groups and share your experiences, go out and take photos together, challenge and learn from each other.  Having new experiences and finding new places to visit with your family and friends.

In photography and videography, HDR or high-dynamic-range imaging is the set of techniques used to reproduce a greater range of luminosity than that which is possible with standard photographic techniques. Standard techniques allow differentiation only within a certain range of brightness.

My HDR Landscape came out good, I did my best to make it blend. Pretty hard shot to add clouds but did it. Overall a fun assignment. Easy to shoot but kind hard to edit. Like to see the result after it came out, better then what I thought.

After doing the Am I Talking To Myself assignment, my inspiration for my work is that i saw a student have a work that was a person on a bench. They had a different position on the bench and it looked like they were talking to each other. Also the work that made me take the shots were that I wanted it to look more realistic.

The cost of a lens depends on several things. Less expensive lenses will generally have variable apertures – so as you zoom, the maximum aperture gets smaller. More expensive lenses have a fixed aperture.

Wide angles give an expansive view, and when used correctly, they can wrap you in the scene. My favorite lenses for landscape work tend to be a 14mm f/2.8, a 16-35mm f/2.8, and a 24mm f/1.4.

Wide angles are also handy in tight areas, like small rooms, cars, caves, etc. They can create volume and expansiveness in a limited space.

Standard zoom lenses are great walkaround lenses. They are versatile, allowing you to do wide-angle landscape shooting, before zooming in to the telephoto end to take a great portrait.

the most popular standard lens was a standard prime: the 50mm. When I was a student, everyone in the class started with a 50mm lens.

Telephoto lenses get you close to a subject without actually approaching them. Working with a telephoto lens is like shooting through binoculars because they magnify distant subjects.

Telephoto lenses are excellent when used properly. However, too often, telephoto zooms allow the photographer to become lazy.

Telephoto lenses also compress distance, making everything appear closer together, as opposed to wide-angle lenses, which distort perspective and make things look separate.

A “fast” lens is usually one that has an aperture of f/4, f/2.8, or larger. If sports is one of your primary subjects, a telephoto zoom such as a 70-200mm f/2.8 is an excellent choice. If you really want to shoot like the pros, you’ll want a 300mm f/4, a 300mm f/2.8, or a 400mm f/2.8. These lenses are great for getting you closer to the action, but you need to be sure your shutter speed is fast enough!

Want to shoot architecture? A tilt-shift lens might do the trick.

Do you like shooting tiny things? Try a macro lens.

Beyond the “conventional” lens types, there are a variety of specialty lenses available

But always remember that a lens is just another tool on the camera. It’s up to the photographer to make it work!

Aaron Siskind photos are straight up and an are easy shots but well taken. The picture I decided to post of his looks to be a wooden board with a bit of dirt on it looking like it was a abandon poster but ripped up. My opinion on his work is that, he is a great photographer but has simple pictures but I like how he gets the pictures well taken.