I’ve few New Years Resolutions. One that I do have is to create more Top Ten Lists so I can become more anal retentive in defiance of another New Years Resolution. You figure it out. Meanwhile, here’s the first Top Ten List for 2010
Anticipating and staying out of trouble
December 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Shooting indoor hockey is, at best, very difficult. It’s almost impossible with a point and shoot camera although there are a few tips that can help make it easier for you to get good photos.
A psychologist one told me that I needed to quit anticipating. She wanted me to pro-active but not always be looking ahead, to concentrate on the moment and find ways to work through its content.
I appreciated what she was telling me but I told her that would be exceptionally difficult in my line of work. Anticipation is a core technique element for all photographers.
It’s the moment, not the camera
December 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I’d traveled to North Carolina for the wedding of my niece, the only child of my sister. Despite a committment to advance my photo technique by shooting photos every day, I told myself to be nothing more than an eager family member with a camera while at the wedding and reception. I was going to be a guy with a camera.
I also didn’t want to interfere with the workings of the wedding photographer hired to do the job.
Making a living as a wedding photographer is bad enough. Try shooting with guys with cameras hovering over your shoulder shooting everything you do including the required, posed, grinning family shots.
Anticipation and expectations
December 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
There is usually only one chance for a good photo of a runner in a hurdles race at a track meet.
The assigning editor only wants the winner or has chosen a specific runner whose performance no matter what place she finishes is worthy of a story.
That means find your runner, find her lane, check your focus on two hurdles and hope your timing is right.
