Elizabeth Duncan

not easy at all… honestly
it is an artform… it compares well… struggle and adventure,
plays with your head in the same ways… i used to think it would be faster than painting… but its not easy saying exactly what you need or want to say through photography…

I really like this question too Elizabeth…can I ask why you are asking? Are you thinking of studying it further perhaps? I will give you my take on it too but must go cook dinner first – sigh..

I do it because it is Fun ,,,I hate the Idea that Photography has Rules ,There are no Rules in ART.I love standing in the Freezin Melb cold at 3:27 am shootign a streetlight because it looks Interesting

I do photography for fun – for me the challenge is try to capture a special moment in time.

OK well back again :)- there isn’t a quick answer to your questions but I’ll try…

Photography has come such a long way from its humble beginnings and it is still evolving. I have always felt very passionate about it…I think if you were to take on photography ‘study wise’ then the possibilities are endless these days with digital. Its finding your niche and building on it.

I agree that there are alot of rules in photography (technical aspects) and it is good to break those rules but for me I had to learn every rule before breaking it.

You have a huge huge essay to write! but I think you’ll find it’ll fill up pretty fast if you start with fox talbot, herschel, daguerre etc-it may sound a bit boring now ? -I loved learning about it… it gives you a bigger picture to photography than say ‘kodak’.

It is challenging on every level and It appeals to me for sooo many reasons, the list is endless…

It has come along way recently in being recognised as art too (but we aren’t there yet) and depending where you live or who you talk too, well people have their opinions as to whether it measures up to art. For photographic artists its a very passionate subject/debate!

I think that if you love something like photography or art then you’re half way there already- do what you love and the rest will follow :)

Cheers Jules

For me it started when my dad used to photograph us playing cricket in the garden, and I was fascinated by the fact that you could freeze the ball in a photo, capture a split-second in time and show the ball hovering in mid air just as it has come off the bat (or, in my case, more likely hitting the stumps!). I took photography up at 19 and have never stopped since, but over the years (I am now 46), it has become a kind of therapy to me. When I have been out either early or late on a remote beach, for instance, crafting photos out of what combination of light and subject provides, and been lucky with the conditions and come back with some decent photos, it makes my spirit soar, its as simple as that! Why – I don’t really know, but all I know is that I love it, and as a consequence, I’m not really that bothered about making money out of it at this stage (which is just as well really!).