Long gone are the days of vibrant, warm, weather and replaced with constant downpour. That doesn’t mean we can stop from having fun and going outside. I found out there is a beauty in taking photographs during rainy days. In fact, there are many helpful and informative courses out there that let you learn how to take pictures during rainy days.
This morning when I was about to go to the gym, the rain started falling. It was quite heavy and there was no way I could go especially when I rely so much on public transportation. So, I grabbed my camera and went outside my complex and had fun in the garden.
I met my landlord’s daughter and had a chit chat and talked about the rain. We talked about how we keep complaining when it’s hot and complain more when it’s raining. We seem to never have enough. While we were talking, I was also telling her a bit of photography knowledge that I picked up from the past year. My photography journey started again around this month last year and continued on until today. I learned so much but also torn between the idea that the best gear provides the best result or that gear doesn't matter at all, what matter is techniques and skills.
I recently read a piece from Ken Rockwell that argues otherwise and led me to find out about Ansel Adams in which despite black and white photography, the images evoke certain emotions and have remarkable composition. Finally, what I learned is that you make things work with what you have. Not to mention, taking pictures isn’t just about the sharpest/clearest image but also about the story or emotions that we want to convey. I am definitely not on that level yet but I try to learn to create pictures that’s not just pictures. It really is like the famous common saying, everyone can write but not everyone can be a writer. I suppose that applies to photography as well.
