{"id":13375,"date":"2018-07-25T00:01:42","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T08:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/randyw.camiwp.com\/?p=13375"},"modified":"2018-08-08T19:47:12","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T03:47:12","slug":"13375","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/?p=13375","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NYC21239.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NYC21239.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"NYC21239\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NYC21239.jpg 330w, https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NYC21239-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NYC21239-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 85vw, 330px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEEING IS EVERYTHING<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Ernst Haas was my mentor. He could &#8220;see&#8221; better than anyone I&#8217;ve ever known. <\/p>\n<p>The majority of self-proclaimed &#8220;photographers&#8221; don&#8217;t really know how to see. It&#8217;s not their fault. They are constantly being enticed by a better camera or lens to achieve their desire to become a better photographer. <\/p>\n<p>The truth is, beyond 20 MB files, equipment doesn&#8217;t matter. You have to photograph consistently for about five years to discover your style and voice. The same is true if are a painter, a writer, or a musician. Once you have that, it&#8217;s up to you to be become the best photographer you can be. That means shooting every day and becoming a ruthless editor.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a lot of work. Most applicants for this most difficult of vocations don&#8217;t have the time or inclination to do the work that&#8217;s necessary to succeed. It takes a tremendous desire and passion in any art form to compile a significant body of work.<\/p>\n<p>For those who have found their true calling. I say don&#8217;t give up. If you want to make photography a business, keep your fees high but fair, keep your copyright, and keep it fun.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ernst-haas-new-york-city-1980-by-michael-somoroff2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ernst-haas-new-york-city-1980-by-michael-somoroff2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Ernst Haas\" width=\"330\" height=\"392\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ernst-haas-new-york-city-1980-by-michael-somoroff2.jpg 330w, https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ernst-haas-new-york-city-1980-by-michael-somoroff2-126x150.jpg 126w, https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ernst-haas-new-york-city-1980-by-michael-somoroff2-252x300.jpg 252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 85vw, 330px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Photo of Ernst Haas: Michael Somoroff)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEEING IS EVERYTHING<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13375"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13375"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13582,"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13375\/revisions\/13582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}