Daniela Reske
Interview with Daniela Reske: “You must not be a perfectionist when doing documentaries, otherwise you`ll end up unhappy.”
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Courage and Massive Action
WHY WE NEED TO TAKE MASSIVE ACTION NOW. Conor McDonnell started out as a teenager wanting to get into concerts for free. After his first chance to photograph a concert, he wanted to do more.
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Seeing fresh
HOW SEEING WITHOUT THINKING HELPS WITH OUR PHOTOGRAPHY. The concept is to capture the moment of “seeing fresh”.
Creative work
HOW TO GET CREATIVE WORK DONE. One of the biggest traps for creatives is postponing: Either because of “waiting for inspiration” or because of perfectionism, saying “I`m not good enough yet, conditions are not ideal at the moment,…”
Light and Style
HOW LIGHT DEFINES YOUR STYLE AND THE MOOD IN YOUR PICTURES.
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Feelgood Photography
Special feeling for special photographs. When feeling emotional, have your camera with you. In my experience, I tend to see more when I feel good.
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Lockdown Photography
HOW HARD TIMES CAN HELP YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY. Do you recall the last days before your personal Corona lockdown? I remember them like it was yesterday and the pictures that I`ve taken.
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New Year
As we start the new year, it`s a good time to go through all our photos of this year. Of course, to reflect on the past twelve months.
Copycat Creativity Technique
How to boost your creativity with the copycat technique.
Copying, as “bad” as it might sound, is actually a very good technique to get creative.
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How to learn from mistakes
Isn`t it that our own mistakes are our best teachers? Yet, I`m still afraid to make mistakes.
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Creativity
Creativity needs some prayers and letting go. It needs fresh air and downtime. Chats with friends, some laughing out loud and being childish.
Light-Photography
Some of my favourite photographs are of light. By that, I mean light as the main element; those pictures that are purely about the light.
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Shadow stories
Have you ever been out and wondered how to take a picture with yourself in the scene – but without taking a typical selfie?
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Time and progress
How to validate your progress. “…But if your goal is the time itself, just the time, then it becomes much simpler and more achievable…”
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How to catch the moment
THE DECISIVE MOMENT. Overthinking is very inconvenient in photography, especially photojournalism. If you think instead of just pressing the shutter, you will usually miss the “decisive moment”.
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The-Ordinary-Project (and being grateful)
Focusing on the ordinary might as well help with something else I often struggle with: being grateful for basic things. Like breathing or a warm shower or breakfast.
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How to not give up
The big majority of all photography graduates don`t actually work as photographers, because they have given up too early. Talent is nice, but what really makes a person successful, is refusing to give up despite setbacks.
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In your style
“You’re not going there to get a job. You’re going there to present what you do. There it is – and walk away… And there is power in that…”
In the Mirror
…We can blur a bit, we can hide a bit, yet we still have evidence of ourselves in that very moment.
How to remember
Even if I have never seen the photograph itself: if I have taken a picture, an event is much more likely to stay in my memory.
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Self-Assignment
Single, strong photographs are all well and good, but a series of pictures can tell a much stronger, more complex story.
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On embracing
WHY EMBRACING SITUATIONS IS VITAL. “It´s always important to have a plan before you go out on a shot. That said, things are going to happen that is going to mess with your plan.”
How to get the feeling into the picture
THE most important element in a photo is emotion; that it makes me feel something.
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Home-Stories
TELL YOUR HOME STORY. Having a camera on me when leaving house has been a habit for me for a few years now. It just makes my day much more interesting and special.
Home-Photography
I remember my co-worker saying: “This just made my heart so happy.” This sentence has stayed with me somehow because it`s such a cute thing to say and at the same time so authentic.
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