"Shuffling the Cards" - The Key To Creating a Photograph

I recently saw a another forum post discussing various ideas and opinions on the post process that photographers use to produce an image.

It is a great topic and opens up discussions on what the keys are to creating a photograph. I consider it to be a fine art. When I am behind the lens I think of those words that Ansel shared. He says it best in this short clip: http://www.silberstudios.tv/previous-tips/ansel-adams-key/

2009 has brought us innovation in photography and specifically with the Photogs/Artists who have shared a fresh take on the fly fishing lifestyle. "Lifestyle"....has a certain ring to it. Photography is a lifestyle! I feel privileged to be living my life through a lens.

Photographic style is more than just setting a camera to "Auto" and "Button-Clicking".

V I S U A L I Z A T I O N

Here is to another creative 2010! I will post a photo collage as a recap for 2009 and the images that have influenced me, in another post shortly.