Brian Carey

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City: St John's
Country: Canada

Joined: Aug 2008

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We are all potential artisans. I use the word artisan rather than artist because I am a blue collar, nuts and bolts kind of guy and I think artisan is best suited to me! Being an artisan is to reflect one’s feelings, be it one’s hurts, one’s hopes, or one’s desires. It is a visual manifestation of oneself, a means of expression and I do it with a camera.

So why am I a photographer? There are a variety of reasons. One is that I want to slow the world down. I want to pause and focus. It is something of a meditative process for me, like meditating on a mantra. I want to focus on a subject, single mindedly observing with all else temporarily forgotten. This is a healthy state of mind; it helps me relax and cope with the fast moving world around me. It also reaffirms that it is often the simpler things in life that are most important.

Secondly I just love nature. Never ceasing to be amazed and inspired. And most importantly nature reaffirms how lucky I am. Despite all my imperfections I am a part of all this beauty, all this possibility, all this hope, I too am nature!

Thirdly it is because I like to learn new ways to be creative and I enjoy learning new things about composition and lighting.

Lastly, it’s because of the surprises. I have, for more than 20 years taken long exposures of up to 6 hours and you can’t always predict exactly what will happen while your shutter is open; the world is on the move. A car or even an insect may pass through the frame.

My desire as a photographer is to capture the fleeting moments of a dynamic world as well as show the world from a unique perspective!

For more information please see his web site at http://www.nfvirtual.com/

Articles I’ve written on RedBubble

The Sunny F16 Rule

Tripods

Understanding Exposure, Exposure Values

Back to back couplers or macro on a budget

Understanding Film and sensor sensitivity. ISO setting.