Learning From Pros

Learning is for free, if ... Yes, there's always an IF, a big one and it means different things in each case. Education is free in most countries, sponsored by the government (using your money of course), and some of the higher education is also free, if you're in the right country and you're good enough to qualify, but there are also other ways to free education, you just have to discover them.

One of them is self education, although I don't like to use this word. You can learn on your own, there are plenty of opportunities. When I was a kid, enrolling in different courses was the way, if you wanted to learn something, but it's 2026, we have so many ways to do that without attending courses.

One of the way I like to learn is watching others. Not peeping on others, don't get me wrong, what I mean is visiting exhibitions, especially photo exhibitions and studying the exhibited works. It's an inspiration for me, a huge one and also a cheap way to educate myself, especially if it's free, which is in most cases here. I would like to say I'm learning or trying to learn from other artists too, but without any talent, those are just dreams. Anyway, let's get on with the photos I want to show you today.

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The photos I'm going to show you today are from a solo exhibition I visited in February of Alpár Czire a very talented photographer who can teach you a thing or two, if you're interested.

Water Snake

This was one of the photographs that made me write down the idea in case I'm around shallow waters and can find some brave people to model for me. Maybe it's a good idea for Hive account@russia-btc for his next trip in Thailand 😂 Let's see if he can replicate the idea next time.

I love how he captured the water. Too bad I could not get a better photo from a better angle, but I hope you know what I mean.

Childhood Written In Dust

Maybe this photo looks not so much attractive to some, compared to what shiny and fake photos are in vogue sometimes these days, but for me it's gold. Look at the smile on the little girl's face. That's a real reaction to the situation, not a fake smile practiced in front of the camera. That dusty car is a nice addition to the setup, not to mention the name written on the heart. Love it! If you can replicate this photo, please tag me :)

One of the things the photographer liked to photograph is people working, especially people from the countryside. Manual work is rare these days, everything is automated, so these artisans working are precious when it comes to photography. The top one is ruined by the light, but you see two men applying the horse shoe. The bottom one is a blacksmith.

My granddad used to take us to the blacksmith when we were kids and we watched him working. It was really interesting, because as a city kid, you don't see that kind of activity every day. The blacksmith passed away a couple of years ago, his son is still working, he's continuing his dad's work, but he's the last one in the village.

Both photos are good, but the top one is an award winning in my eyes. The problem here was reflections, glare as always and height as well as the top one was way above my head and could not get a better shot. Anyway, the angry kid in the window of an old wooden house it just fantastic. As always, it's unfortunate there are people living in these conditions, but from photographic point of view, this is priceless.

Late Care

Yes, this is an activity that you do if you're heating with wood and chopping wood is not an activity for winter. I love the shot.

Indian Camp

The photos had some funny titles and I'm sure you can see why this one is called Indian camp :) (Indian as in Indian from the US, not India, if you didn't get it.)

Needless to say, all the photos were black and white, which is an excellent choice when it comes to subjects like these.

This is it for today, let me know which one is your favorite.

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