I attended a seminar tonight at UNO which was hosted by Lakeside Camera. The speaker was Bill Fortney, a photographer and representative for Nikon. Bill has been a photographer for almost 40 years and worked in a number of areas including sports, nature, medical, scenery, etc. He has published 5 books on photography, the most notable being his two recent versions of "America from 500 feet"
I found Bill to not only be a fascinating speaker on photography, but he was also a down right great person. He is a two time cancer survivor, humble and seems to have his life and faith in order. In addition, he has a great sense of humor.
Without going into detail about his 5 points of taking better pictures, here they are. 1)It's going to take time. 2)Simplify your approach, gear and composition. If you have trouble explaining what your picture is about, the picture isn't going to work.3)See the light. Understand the role of light in a picture and when it is available. Loved the quote on the biggest impediment to great nature photography is "breakfast and dinner". 4) Get in touch with what you really care about. 5)Enjoy the Journey.
One thing to remember. Sharpness=Using a Tripod
You can visit his page here.
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