In a world of so many great photographers and writers, I am venturing into some unknown territories, leaving comfort zones, finally very willing to practice the art of seeing. By maintaining the practice of posting daily photos, I hope to continue learning about the possibilities that I trust are out there for the taking.
I hadn’t shot any photos today, so I took my camera with me to the meeting. I needed shots for this blog. My friend Carol looked at me like I was crazy holding my camera throughout the meeting. God forbid I put in on the floor and someone kick it or, worse yet, spill coffee on it.
I had a feeling there would be enough remaining light following the meeting, even though the sun was down below the San Jacinto range.
Some quick shots revealed what I must pay more attention to:
Pay attention to my background, especially the extreme light areas like sky.
Even though I don’t want my subjects to have to wait long for the shot, my hurrying causes camera shake.
When shooting with so little depth of field, make really sure if I’m shooting two subjects they are equal distant from my lens.
Take a little more time with the overall background so I don’t have to do work in Photoshop.
Figure out how to make my subjects more comfortable.
I was pretty happy with how these quick shots turned out.
Canon, 5D Mark II, fitted with a 50mm L lens. 8pm
Mary Kay.
Melissa.
Suzy.
Kimberly and Melissa.
