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He owned an expensive camera that required thought before you pressed the shutter, and i quickly became his favorite subject, round-faced, missing teeth, my thick bangs in need of a trim. they are still the pictures of myself i like best, for they convey that confidence of youth i no longer possess, especially in front of a camera.

-Jhumpa Lahiri

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He Owned An Expensive Camera That Required

Jhumpa Lahiri

He owned an expensive camera that required thought before you pressed the shutter, and i quickly became his favorite subject, round-faced, missing teeth, my thick bangs in need of a trim. they are still the pictures of myself i like best, for they convey that confidence of youth i no longer possess, especially in front of a camera.

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Making photos is helpful of course to master the craft. to get comfortable with the camera. learn what a camera can do and how to use the camera successfully. doing exercises for example if you try to find out things that the camera can do that the eye cannot do. so that you have a tool that will do what you need to be done. but then once you have mastered the craft the most important thing is to determine why you want to shoot pictures and what you want to shoot pictures of. that's where the thematic issue comes to life.

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