What a photographer must do....

I agree, first are the essentials. For me, as a painter, it is good quality oil colours, old and new brushes, canvas, easel. Then everything could be subject. Of course you depict where your interest lies, constructions, nature, people..etc. <br />We all learn about composition, use of colour, the way to finish a work. Then, your individuality comes to speak, and if your work appeals to the viewer, in other words you have established a dialog, you have probably reached your goal. For me the stage of finishing a work is the most rewarding moment. The excitement of getting it the way I like it is addictive, and so I paint and paint and paint and...paint. Or make photographs for that matter. I do not think I am a good photographer because I actually use them for memory support in my paintings. I have noticed there is a difference however, a good photograph might not necessarily be a good painting. So lately I have been looking for contrasts, light, shadows. Some shots I have made in the burned part of the Moondarra state forest have been quite rewarding. The landscapes are so surreal, with black soil and scorched trees. I kept on walking through it and discovering new visual beauties. The trees had begun reshooting new tiny branches on the stems and ferns started regrowing on the black soil. I have never been in such an environment and for me it was heaven, although it would have been hell for the animals and plants....