The Digital Photography Movement

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This chapter will begin with five success stories that may inspire you on the path you are trying to take. Creating iconic photography entails more than merely capturing a moment with a camera. A professional photographer uses cameras to take photographs that are then developed into prints or saved as digital images. Photographers understand how to use cameras, how to utilize lighting, how to use lighting equipment, how to work with their subjects, and how to modify their work to increase its attractiveness or hone in on a specific perspective of the photo.

To become a decent photographer, or even a great photographer, usually needs a lot of effort, enthusiasm, motivation, passion, hard work, and an innovative attitude. A good photographer concentrates on outperforming his or her rivals in whatever photographic area he or she has chosen, whereas exceptional photographers set the pace by making unique photographs that others seek out. This type of photographer has a name and a brand in their niche.

Several of these photographers, however, did not become successful immediately and had to go through a lengthy and difficult process to become who they are. Here, we'll look at the inspiring stories of five outstanding photographers who overcame numerous obstacles on their way to becoming the most famous photographers that ever lived.

Annie Leibovitz

Anna-Lou Leibovitz from Connecticut, was the third of six children. Annie, as she was known growing up, was inspired by her mother, a modern dance instructor. Since her father was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force, her family moved frequently when she was a child. Her family attributes her skill as a photographer to the fact that she grew up observing the world via the windows of a car.

Annie originally intended to be a painter and even enrolled in the San Francisco Art Institute. Her first start into a long and profitable photography career was a class she took in her second semester. Following the workshop, she changed her major to photography.

Leibovitz showed her shot of poet Allen Ginsberg during an anti-Vietnam War march to Jim Wenner, the founder of Rolling Stone Magazine, when she was still a student. Wenner spotted her potential right away and engaged her as a contributing photographer for his magazine. At the age of twenty-three, Leibovitz was already the Rolling Stone's primary photographer, giving her artistic leeway to experiment with her work.

Leibovitz made memorable photographs of notable musicians of the time, such as Elton John and Bob Dylan. Despite her popularity, Leibovitz's job at Rolling Stone was compromised by her heavy drug usage and hard partying. She was contacted by Vanity Fair, an even more prominent magazine, after her rehabilitation. She accepted the position, and it was there that she began photographing celebrities, who soon began requesting to work with Leibovitz. She is currently regarded as a celebrity portrait photographer, almost as well-known as the individuals she photographs.

Her story tells you to follow your dreams.

Steve McCurry

This man comes from the Philadelphia suburbs and studied filmmaking and cinematography at Penn State University. He studied theater arts before turning to photography. After several years of freelancing employment, McCurry decided to travel around India with a suitcase of clothes, some camera rolls, and his camera.

McCurry began taking some of the first photos of conflict in Afghanistan after being transported into Pakistan surreptitiously in traditional clothing. This was the beginning of his voyage into the realm of true photography, before he came to dominate the worlds of art and photography with his classic and one-of-a-kind photos.

McCurry came from the Afghanistan war with film rolls sewn into his trousers, capturing and reflecting on the war in rebel-controlled Afghanistan before the Russian invasion. His shot, Afghan Girl, was published on the cover of National Geographic in 1984. He went on to win many other accolades for his photographs covering global and civil crises in the Philippines, the Gulf War, the former Yugoslavia, and many other places after earning the Robert Capa Gold Medal for outstanding Photographic Reporting from Abroad for those images. His most famous work is his expressive color photography.

His story tells you that you can't get great by staying in your comfort zone.

Don McCullin

Don McCullin is a British photographer who was born on October 9, 1935. McCullin, who was born in Finsbury Park, a disadvantaged area of London, had to drop out of school at the age of fifteen, leaving him with no qualifications. He eventually enlisted in the RAF as a photography assistant for the National Service. His first photograph to be published was of The Guvnors, a London gang implicated in a murder. That same year, the image was published in The Observer.

McCullin utilized his photographs to depict the horrors of war, with sympathy for war victims such as the destitute, dispossessed, and ordinary troops on both sides. He put his life in danger numerous times to take his images. He has received recognition and awards for his combat photography and images of urban conflict.

His story tells you that your destiny is in your hands, regardless of your background.

Guido Venitucci

Guido Venitucci, from Rome, Italy, studied drama there. He arrived in the United States in 1994 with no money, no contacts, and no knowledge of the English language. He worked in theater for many decades as a performer, director, acting coach, and bartender, as well as a hobby photographer.

Venitucci had a role in a popular Italian TV series that received various accolades before he relocated to the United States. Venitucci developed his passion for photography while working on the set of this TV show. He sharpened his skills by photographing his coworkers and other actors on set. This self-taught photographer has become well-known in the health and beauty industries for his portraiture and commercial work.

His story tells you that you can grow yourself; all you need is the determination to achieve your goals.

Brooke Shaden

After getting her Bachelor of Arts in film and English, this Californian girl immediately began her photography career. She began creating self-portraits in order to keep control over pictures, and she eventually became a self-portrait artist. Shaden employs self-portraiture to immerse herself in realms she aspires to inhabit.

She uses her images to build new universes. She, too, is a self-taught photographer. Her love is storytelling, and she lives a life immersed in it through her self-portraits, worldwide travels, and motivational speeches. She is a photographer who defies convention in order to pursue her passion and curiosity.

Her story tells you that you don't have to do what everyone else is doing; instead, do something different.

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