Had my mock exam

[oriecat]

What exactly do you have to write about?

 

[Hertz van Rental]

What exactly do you have to write about?

Photography? No. Hold on - it's an AS so it will be about the lakes of North America :mrgreen:

 

[Artemis]

Mainly its about how you are thinking, about composition...about how to use the camera...

 

[ferny]

So in other words, you have to think about what you're doing. If you just turn around and say "I had a gut feeling and just snapped" you fail?
Safe to say you'd do better than me then Artemis.

 

[Hertz van Rental]

So in other words, you have to think about what you're doing. If you just turn around and say "I had a gut feeling and just snapped" you fail?
Safe to say you'd do better than me then Artemis.

I'm sure we all often have gut feelings and snap - but what's that got to do with taking pictures?

 

[Artemis]

For me everything...I very rerely compose or anything...my shots arent thought through...perhaps that is the problem...

 

[Hertz van Rental]

For me everything...I very rerely compose or anything...my shots arent thought through...perhaps that is the problem...

You have just taken your first step, Grasshopper.
One of the secrets of good photography is understanding yourself - why do you want to photograph x and not y. Only then can you work out what it is you are trying to say about what you are taking pictures of. And that is the start of good photography.
If you are taking pictures just for the sake of taking pictures you just end up with a bunch of 'so what?' pictures.
Keep up the thinking and you'll get there ;-)

 

[PreludeX]

Woo, exams, i just did three printing exams and two writing exams.. not to bad.. i pulled As and Bs on the printing and As on the written stuff

 

[Hertz van Rental]

Woo, exams, i just did three printing exams and two writing exams.. not to bad.. i pulled As and Bs on the printing and As on the written stuff

Good one. Keep it up and congrats

 

[PreludeX]

Woo, exams, i just did three printing exams and two writing exams.. not to bad.. i pulled As and Bs on the printing and As on the written stuff

Good one. Keep it up and congrats

thanks, ill keep it up.. as tough as i can.. arrrghh

 

[ferny]

For me everything...I very rerely compose or anything...my shots arent thought through...perhaps that is the problem...

You know most of the rules and how things work, right? Well then, every shot you take is taken with these in mind. Even if you don't realise you're doing it.
It's just like driving. You don't think about changing gear, you just do it. Subconsciously you're thinking to yourself "Ahh, I'm in 4th and the engine sounds a little revy so I need to go to 5th". But you don't notice it as such.

Erm, that makes sense, right?

 

[triggerhappy]

For me everything...I very rerely compose or anything...my shots arent thought through...perhaps that is the problem...

You know most of the rules and how things work, right? Well then, every shot you take is taken with these in mind. Even if you don't realise you're doing it.
It's just like driving. You don't think about changing gear, you just do it. Subconsciously you're thinking to yourself "Ahh, I'm in 4th and the engine sounds a little revy so I need to go to 5th". But you don't notice it as such.

Erm, that makes sense, right?

That's what I tell myself. Deep down inside me there is a highly talented photographer trying to get out. Just that mostly I keep it well hidden.