52Frames Update

Wow, I just uploaded my 30th image to 52Frames this year. 52Frames is a collective of interested photographers who commit to upload each week, an image which was captured in that week. Each week has a topic such as, "Meaningful Location," for Week 30. I've written about 52Frames is several early posts. Hundreds of images are uploaded for each week's assignment and I am routinely blown away by the creativity shown by the majority of photographers who participate. Simply amazing. 

Thirty weeks into the year I can state quite authoritatively that my photography has improved. I'm thinking more about composition and framing than I had in the past. I try to take just a few moments more to set the scene in the viewfinder just as I see it in my head. In that process I find myself moving around more to get the scene just right. Again, there are a few added moments before shutter release but I get the image I'm looking for and that's the strategic end goal.

While I believe that prior to 52Frames I had a firm handle on the technical aspects of photography such as the exposure triangle and the many buttons/knobs/dials that are resident on my camera bodies, it is true the past 30 weeks taught me there was more to learn about photography and my cameras.  Earlier this year I wrote about using features in my cameras I had never used and that subsequently I had come to rely on. In some cases, I wasn't putting enough creative thought into the possibilities of how a scene might be captured differently. I'm still an amateur photographer but the assignments of these past 30 weeks caused me to add a few new tools to my camera tool box. Looking back through the portfolio I am pleased with my growth. 

At year's end I plan to put together a photo book containing the 52 images I submitted in 2023 along with the write-ups I provide with each upload. Should be a fun project and a tangible, lasting monument to my first year with 52Frames.

To see my 52Frames profile and images click here - https://52frames.com/photographer/25913

Week 30 - "Meaningful Location"