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Senta S.

Learn Classical Photography

Brooklyn, NY (11215)

Travel Radius 20 miles
Hourly Fee $30.00
Discount $25.50 - $28.50 (i)

Your first hour with any tutor is always 100% refundable!

Get out of your comfort zone - Use a different camera and try film!

Using the your same old camera day in and day out can put you in a rut. You become so comfortable that you lose that excitement that you had when you first started. Suggestion: borrow another camera one that you have never used before, perhaps a Rangefinder if you always use a SLR camera, or try using a film camera when you always use a digital camera. You will find it sharpens your senses and you will get that excitement back. Besides you will might find out some new ways of shooting.

A rangefinder is a very difficult camera for me to use although a lot of famous photographers swear by them. The lens is very close to the body of the camera making it somewhat more difficult for adjusting the focus and shutter speed with your fingers. But using this camera makes you have patience, first you must compose your picture slowly, then focus and, yes, wait until I like to say is that "magical moment." Henri Cartier-Bresson called it "the decisive moment," but for me it is when it feels like, "Yes ... this is it!"

Photography is magical and using film makes it even more so. There is no instant view or a delete button, you get only 24 or 36 chances. Then you have to wait until they are developed. But you do learn to have discipline and to be exact and precise. Besides you won't end up with thousands of digital files that you have to edit, or maybe you never get around to the edit job but they end up clogging your computer memory anyway.

Get out of your comfort zone, try a SLR or Twinlens Rolleiflex, or a rangefinder. Do something different that makes you feel uncomfortable and you will be amazed at your results.

My last suggestion - turn around. I learned this when I attended a travel seminar a few years ago from a world famous photographer. Sometimes what is behind you might be better than what you are looking and aiming your camera at. I have a number of my "turn around pictures" that have become some of the best pictures that I have taken.

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Senta's Hourly Rate

Standard Hourly Fee: $30.00

With Prepaid Discount: $25.50 - $28.50

Cancellation: 36 hours notice required

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$1,000 + 15% $850 +


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