(Editor’s note: Dave DeBaeremaeker photographs toys. His work is amazing and, believable. In this guest post, Dave shares the experiences of how he found his photographic voice and how you can too.) To me, photography is a creative endeavor. A way to express myself thru an image, and I want my images to speak to the world on my behalf, in my own voice. When I first started exploring photography I learned to speak in the voices of others, I found I was unable to speak in my own voice. I wanted to change that. That started a journey that I have … [Read more...] about Finding my photographic voice
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An introduction to toy photography
(Editor’s note: Dave DeBaeremaeker photographs toys. His work is amazing and, believable. In this guest post, Dave shares the experiences of why he began photographing toys, and what he learned along the way.) Greetings. My name is Dave DeBaeremaeker and I am a toy photographer. The world of toy photography is a rather niche genre, but it is an interesting one, and it is growing in popularity. Toys as an artist's muse Toy photography is taking photos with toys. In other words, the goal isn’t to take product shots of toys, but rather to use … [Read more...] about An introduction to toy photography
Weekly Wrap Up: December 9-15, 2018
The Weekly Wrap-up compiles interesting articles published this week on Photofocus. This Wrap-Up has articles about opportunity, winter architecture, exploring your self, long exposures and writing. Enjoy! … [Read more...] about Weekly Wrap Up: December 9-15, 2018
The joy of toy photography is fun & learning too
(Editor's note: Dave DeBaeremaeker photographs toys. His work is amazing and, believable. In this guest post, Dave shares the experiences of why he began photographing toys, and what he learned along the way.) Humans are creative creatures. Ever since the first finger painting on the wall of a cave, humans have endeavored to express themselves thru imagery. From those first cave paintings, the imagery improved over time to the hyper-realistic Renaissance painters. Later, when cameras were invented, the desire to express and create with … [Read more...] about The joy of toy photography is fun & learning too