11 Oct Transitions in Photography | Oct 2016

Transitions occur in every activity, including photography.

Black-crowned Night-Heron

My photography has gone through three transitions.

At first, I wanted to take photos of birds.

So any photo of a bird represented a success.

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Next I realized that I was taking photos of eyes.

So I focused on the eye.

If I could take a good photo of an eye, then I’d have a good photo of a bird.

Black-crowned Night-Heron, Juvenile

Now, I recognize that I’m taking photos of life.

So I strive to show photos that convey the same awe for life that I feel.

These three steps represent a transition from functional photography, to sensory photography, to conceptual photography.

This matters because there’s more to photography than framing and pressing a button.

Photography can be an emotional medium that tells stories, conveys values, and causes changes.

And, in total, this expresses my mission to inspire respect for life by taking photos of birds.

Much success,

Steve Kaye

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Help Birds Tip

Make Bird Friendly Choices

Why #1: Bird friendly choices help birds by preserving the environment that they depend upon.

Why #2: Bird friendly choices also help people by preserving the environment that we depend upon.

How: Use the basic ethics test of asking:

1) What if everybody did this?

2) Is this beneficial for all, and

3) Would I want anyone to do this to me?

Did You Know?

The most effective way to help birds is to buy land.

Here are three organizations that excel at doing this.

1) American Bird Conservancy

2) The Nature Conservancy

3) The Trust for Public Land

Please visit their web sites to learn about the work they do.

Here’s an excellent book: The American Bird Conservancy Guide to Bird Conservation

You can help – Please share this blog with others.

Inspiring Respect for Nature, one bird at a time.

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