Yesterday I watched several videos by flower photographer, Kathleen Clemons, on using LensBaby lenses, and on her flower editing process. Learning new things is a great way of
Sharpening your Saw
in the creative process.
We must never be too busy to take time to sharpen the saw.
— Stephen Covey —
I learned some new things and got some new ideas from the videos. Initially I was ready to go out and order a LensBaby lens. I was so in love with the effects that Clemens got in her flower photography with the lens. So I looked the lens up online and read the details about it. Then I realized that I have a lens that already gives me much of the functionality that the LensBaby lens had. It’s called the nifty fifty, an inexpensive plastic 50 mm f/1.8 lens. I realized that setting it to f/1.8 and going in really close would give me the soft look I wanted.
This morning I put the nifty fifty on my camera along with an extension tube (so that I could go in really close), and played with the ideas I got from watching Kathleen Clemons yesterday. What fun!
This is the single most powerful investment we can ever make in life-investment in ourselves, in the only instrument we have with which to deal with life and to contribute. We are the instruments of our own performance, and to be effective, we need to recognize the importance of taking time regularly to sharpen the saw in all four ways.
— Stephen R. Covey
I highly encourage that you think about sharpening your saw for your creative work, by seeking out books, articles, and webinars by artists you respect.
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