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Nearly every photographer I know has the aspiration to possess or develop their personal style - it's a desire I hear frequently expressed on the workshops that I lead. But there are no easy answers to meeting that need. Based on my own experience and talking to other keen photographers I have identified three distinct stages in most photographers developmental journey - I'll label them ‘infant’, ‘adolescent’ and ‘adult’.

Into The Light

The first ('infant') stage I'll characterise as having a simple interest in the basics – what camera should we buy, how does it work, what lenses are available etc. At this stage it’s easy to be seduced by the sexy sleek looks of a black bodied beauty or how many features it’s got (never mind that we can’t understand half of them).

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Steve Gosling
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Steve Gosling is an award winning professional photographer who specialises in producing creative & contemporary landscape images (his signature style is moody & atmospheric black & white photographs). His photographs have been published internationally in books, magazines & newspapers and on greetings cards, posters & advertisements. He particularly enjoys writing & teaching about photography. He frequently gives talks to photographic groups in the UK & abroad and is a regular contributor to photography magazines in many different countries. He has also run a successful workshop programme for several years encouraging and inspiring photographers of all levels from across the world. As well as working closely with Phase One Steve is an Ambassador for Olympus, Manfrotto and Permajet. Further details about his workshop programme and a selection of his images can be found on his website – www.stevegoslingphotography.co.uk
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