The importance of developing your photographic styleThe importance of developing your photographic style 2011

By Mr. FlibbleA.K.A. Dominick ReedAvailable for sexy loving 2011

TonightWhat constitutes a style?Why bother?How do you develop one?Then what?How would I describe my style?So is a style important?Next month at CDTechniques to ensure you dont develop a big head 2011

What constitutes a style?Keep rollin rollin rollin 2011

Its a combination of lots of thingsCameraFilm, Digital, Lomo, Polaroid, Pinhole, ScannerLens & compositionMacro, Wangle, Telephoto, 50mm, fisheyeExposureDepth of field, Over and Under Exposure, Blurry, SharpEnvironmentInside, Outside, Studio, Underwater, Country, Lighting (natural or artificial)ProcessingDodging & Burning, B&W, Photoshop, Creative destructionPhotographer Subject matterEmotions, Influences, Agenda ...

Rodolphe Simeon (Tous les noms sont dj pris... pfff...)

Rodolphe Simeon (Tous les noms sont dj pris... pfff...)

Rodolphe Simeon (Tous les noms sont dj pris... pfff...)

Is this a style?Scandybars.tumblr.com

Scandybars.tumblr.com

Scandybars.tumblr.com

Brooke Shaden - The perspective of make believe people

Brooke Shaden - The day I caught clouds

Brooke Shaden Running from wind

Why bother?The daily struggle 2011

Im not sure you get a choice Every man and his dog has a decent camera nowadays A style separates you from the masses To create something recognisable as you Expressing who you are To win business, and to lose business Enriching the world - being an inspiration

How do you develop a style?The unwelcome welcome 2011

100mm Macro Canon 20D 17-35 Wide Angle 2006

Dont make me paint it 2006

Rose in grey 2006

Louvre pyramid 2006

So she wants another kid... 2006

A break in the April showers 2006

Divining for water 2006

Conspiracy to commit bloodshed 2006

Contemplating over-sized furniture 2006

Proof that beef tastes good 2006

Ninjas strike again Need for weed 2006

Shelf portrait 2006

Being vacuumed up yet again... 2006

When George learns to stand up, Millie quite sensibly runs... 2007

When effort is just too much effort 2007

Youve got me the Mousinator 3000? 2008

Spam 2008

I was going through a learning phase Trying all types of subjects Trying flashes Finding angles and compositions Learning Photoshop Learning what I actually enjoyed doing Realising I still had a lot to learn... so...

...then I started a 365And in the darkness bind them 2010

Resolutions 2010

I can fix this... I think... 2010

Well I never knew that... 2010

Theres a disco in my washing machine again... 2010

I see alive people... 2010

When super powers are suddenly less super... 2010

And then I realised I had a style... Hey, I love your self portraits You really make my day I look forward to my daily Flibble Where do you get all your self portrait ideas?

Im getting top grades at Airhead school 2010

Wolverines brother wasnt quite so successful 2010

Even ninjas have to start somewhere 2010

Happy(ish) Halloween 2010

Then what?The moment it occurred to me you could love Marmite too much 2010

I think you start to mature your style Refining, tweaking, exaggerating Learning, expanding Elevating, inspiring Expressing what you really wanted to convey ...And stupidly I started a 2nd 365

Telephone call for Mr. Flibble 2011

You might think Im crazy 2011

The apple of my eye got stuck 2011

They locked me away and said I was mad 2011

Stealing your soul piece by piece 2011

And you shall know pain 2011

Like a puppet on a string 2011

Remember kids... Sticky tape isnt for playing with... 2011

The abduction 2011

Attack of the 500ft Flibble 2011

How would I describe my style?One day, someone would surely bite... 2011

This is still difficult for me Creative self-portraiture Super close wide angle distortions Bittersweet Humour Darkly tinged naivety with a ray of hope Photoshoppy Marmite

So is a style important?Eagerly anticipating the wet tea shirt competition 2011

I would say yes It makes you describable Its the first step to being discovered It helps to take your photography to the next level I also think its inevitable

Thank you! www.flickr.com/photos/flibbleNothing to see here... 2011