http://www.lauribakerphotography.com/blog Current news and events at Lauri Baker Photography, and in and around St. Louis Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:04:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.lauribakerphotography.com/blog/2012/04/beyond-the-technicals/comment-page-1/#comment-2322 Julie Tauro Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:04:04 +0000 http://www.lauribakerphotography.com/blog/?p=2791#comment-2322 Lauri, what a wonderful essay on the art of photography. I agree with everything you said, in particular about learning the fundamentals first so that you can be free to create work that is NOT about the fundamentals, but about the image alone (whether if follows the rules or not). Love it! Lauri, what a wonderful essay on the art of photography. I agree with everything you said, in particular about learning the fundamentals first so that you can be free to create work that is NOT about the fundamentals, but about the image alone (whether if follows the rules or not). Love it!

]]> http://www.lauribakerphotography.com/blog/2012/04/beyond-the-technicals/comment-page-1/#comment-2321 Corey Sewell Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:14:20 +0000 http://www.lauribakerphotography.com/blog/?p=2791#comment-2321 Beautifully written, Lauri! Beautifully written, Lauri!

]]> http://www.lauribakerphotography.com/blog/2012/04/beyond-the-technicals/comment-page-1/#comment-2320 dena robles Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:36:04 +0000 http://www.lauribakerphotography.com/blog/?p=2791#comment-2320 "Well, I’m a firm believer that we learn the fundamentals first. Just like a painter will learn all the different ways to use a paintbrush, and then choose whatever methods works best for what they want to achieve, a photographer learns the fundamentals, and then has the skills to create whatever they can imagine. The reason I think this is important for any creative person in any artistic field is that you can have great artistic vision and frustrate yourself to the point of burnout if you don’t have the skills to carry out that vision. But once you do have them, your creative options are endless." Truer words have never been spoken. Thank you so much Lauri for your well-thought out and poised post. I am such a messy abstract artist confined inside a box of rules, it's always a struggle to know who to listen to. “Well, I’m a firm believer that we learn the fundamentals first. Just like a painter will learn all the different ways to use a paintbrush, and then choose whatever methods works best for what they want to achieve, a photographer learns the fundamentals, and then has the skills to create whatever they can imagine. The reason I think this is important for any creative person in any artistic field is that you can have great artistic vision and frustrate yourself to the point of burnout if you don’t have the skills to carry out that vision. But once you do have them, your creative options are endless.”
Truer words have never been spoken. Thank you so much Lauri for your well-thought out and poised post. I am such a messy abstract artist confined inside a box of rules, it’s always a struggle to know who to listen to.

]]> http://www.lauribakerphotography.com/blog/2012/04/beyond-the-technicals/comment-page-1/#comment-2319 Blog Carousel–The Photographer’s Portfolio | Dena Robles | More Than Words | Baby and Child Photographer Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:29:04 +0000 http://www.lauribakerphotography.com/blog/?p=2791#comment-2319 [...] | Lauri | Allie | Danna | Julie | Melody | Corey | Tara | [...] [...] | Lauri | Allie | Danna | Julie | Melody | Corey | Tara | [...]

]]> http://www.lauribakerphotography.com/blog/2012/04/beyond-the-technicals/comment-page-1/#comment-2316 Danna Mon, 30 Apr 2012 03:57:08 +0000 http://www.lauribakerphotography.com/blog/?p=2791#comment-2316 AMEN!! Love this post and everything you have said. AMEN!! Love this post and everything you have said.

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]]> http://www.lauribakerphotography.com/blog/2011/12/karen-ovarian-cancer-survivor/comment-page-1/#comment-2292 Linda Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:26:26 +0000 http://www.lauribakerphotography.com/blog/?p=2409#comment-2292 What a beautiful woman. That will be a great mark to the beginning of the rest of her life. What a beautiful woman. That will be a great mark to the beginning of the rest of her life.

]]> http://www.lauribakerphotography.com/blog/2011/12/karen-ovarian-cancer-survivor/comment-page-1/#comment-2288 Erika Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:55:37 +0000 http://www.lauribakerphotography.com/blog/?p=2409#comment-2288 So nice Laurie. You've captured her beautifully. Strong while keeping her vulnerable. Maybe do a whole series of these? So nice Laurie. You’ve captured her beautifully. Strong while keeping her vulnerable. Maybe do a whole series of these?

]]> http://www.lauribakerphotography.com/blog/2011/12/blog-carousel-texture/comment-page-1/#comment-2130 admin Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:05:10 +0000 http://www.lauribakerphotography.com/blog/?p=2420#comment-2130 It does, huh? Nope, it's just a regular shallow DOF. It does, huh? Nope, it’s just a regular shallow DOF.

]]> http://www.lauribakerphotography.com/blog/2011/12/blog-carousel-texture/comment-page-1/#comment-2129 dawn Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:47:26 +0000 http://www.lauribakerphotography.com/blog/?p=2420#comment-2129 Great texture images Lauri! Love the shallow depth of field in the second...almost looks like a miniature filter! Great texture images Lauri! Love the shallow depth of field in the second…almost looks like a miniature filter!

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