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Capturing a unique perspective requires us to look at things in ways that we wouldn't normally perceive. Conveying this unique perspective is one of the most challenging and rewarding aspects of photography.
Your shot looking out over Saumur is another great instance of unique perspective, mood, and colour, being used to good effect.
My advice to you as a photographer would be, take time to construct your shots and limit the number of photos you take to those that you find the most meaningful.
Good luck with your photography, I'll keep an eye out for more of your work.
Thanks for such an amazing comment. I really appreciate it! I love advice on photography, and I like what you are saying on perspective. I see myself as creative and therefore I started being quite bored of just taking photos from the same perspective, and as I looked down, I thought: Lets try and put it on the ground :)
I still have a lot to learn, but with time it will come. My dad is a great photographer and he is my master.
What is your view on editing photos in software, like adding more light, or less, or what ever you can do?
You're lucky to have someone so close to you who you can learn from.
As for editing images, it depends on a number of factors. I believe that you should always shoot in RAW format whenever possible. And RAW files taken straight out of a camera will always require some form of post processing.
I apply lens profile corrections, exposure, white balance, saturation, and contrast adjustments, to almost all of my images. I may also choose to selectively edit a certain part of an image if necessary. I'll never use Photoshop to add or take away a specific element of a shot.
If you're interested in watching me edit a photo, I uploaded a video at the bottom of this post - Editing With Phoblographer - Songbirds. If you watch it with sound, I talk through the different aspects of my edit.
I think subtlety is the key to good image editing, as is finding your own individual style. Anyway, let me know if you have any photography related questions in the future, and I'll do my best to help you out.
Thank you! I will check out the link. Though, I don't have any software yet, so I might just keep taking photos in RAW until I can afford one :)