Pursuit of a vision
I’ve discovered that the quality of persistence is essential when in pursuit of a creative vision — especially in photography, an art form that involves countless variables beyond your control, like weather and lighting. Even so, it’s not impossible to envision a specific photographic scene and then actually capture it. What follows is the story of my two-year endeavour to take a photo of Edmonton’s skyline that was “just right.”
Developing a Photographic Vision
If you’re a landscape photographer, having a few locations close to home will help you to practice crafting and realizing a creative vision. Landscape photography requires a photographer to combine skills, and the right gear with relentlessness and persistence. This place should be relatively close to home and this is an article about my journey to produce a very good image over 2 years time from a place close to my home where I kept returning.