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Taking photos can be richly rewarding. Whether it captures a
memorable moment or experiments with abstract concepts, a
photograph allows you to express your personal vision of the world.
And no matter the subject, technique, or composition, implicit in its
visual impact is an emotional truth.

The process of taking a photograph is interactive, a source of
challenge, a discovery, and revelation. The final result maintains this
momentum: The photograph communicates something about the
photographer’s perception and elicits a response – unexpected or
deliberate – from the viewer. This sense of dialogue is, in itself, an
inspiration. We derive great pleasure in photographs that can cause
us to pause and ponder or rush us into the experimental
moment.

As with any language, photography has a vocabulary that must be
learned before you can fully express the idea. Just as I learned, and
just as a child learns to speak, you have to experiment with this
vocabulary to master it. You can do this by viewing a wide range of
photographs and by taking pictures frequently, reassessing your
expectations with your results.