Inspiration

Thankfully we don't have to rediscover fire every morning to make breakfast. Some smart person came before us and figured that and a million other things out so all we have to do is stand on their shoulders and focus our time figuring out the next best thing. Similarly there are some photographers both cosplay and nature/landscape I admire and try to learn from by looking at their images and comparing to my own. Being able to look at pictures of photographers that inspire me I can try to focus more on development of my style.

First is Ljinto:

Everything I see from this photographer is incredible. One critique I have over my own cosplay photography is how dark the images are. Ljinto always has such bright, vivid images that are balanced and not blown out. I wish I had seen more of his work before a party I attended at Dragon*Con where this was taken. I would have asked how he achieves such amazing photos.

Next from the world of cosplay is Mindfall:

He always has wonderful perspective shots that help display the personality and costume of the character he's shooting.





Finally from the realm of nature/landscape/travel photography is Peter West Carey:
I'm pretty certain I've mentioned the Digital Photography School before and that is where I discovered this phenomenal photographer.

The best part is he also teaches photography workshops and leads photography tours. He is coming to Boulder in June and I'll have the pleasure of fine tuning some skills in a 4 hour workshop then at the end of the month head up to Portland for a hike around Mount Hood. During the weekend he'll be teaching a small group about waterfall, sunset/sunrise, and star photography. I'm pretty stoked to get to meet him and learn hands on.

What do you think of the photographers I like? Any you think are on the same level? Let me know! I'd love to see their work as well.

Cheers!