reagan
hey, they're only Zorkis
Looking back over some of my shots of the last couple of years, I'm pleased enough with how I've enjoyed my gear (i.e. bodies & glass) and have gotten used to actually using it - comfortably. And many of the results - though not all - are quite satisfying. I've tried lots of different post-process editing; grain, textures, shading, tints, etc. (Just plain ol' B&W now seems to work best for me.)
As I'm flipping through some images, I started asking myself, "Okay, it's been 2 years; you have the *stuff* you want and you've given yourself time to get comfortable with it. So where are you heading with all this? Two years from now, what kind of shots do you want to be taking? What are you not shooting now that you want to be shooting in 2 years? What do you want to see in your future images that you're not seeing now?"
As far as actually taking the picture, up 'til now, I'm fine with what's happened. I like most of the composition and I have no problems with later cropping a little here and there to change that according to my taste [of the moment]. I like watching and waiting for particular facial expressions or looking at what's going on in front of me and asking, "How can I best capture this to tell the story?" and then positioning myself there, though I'm not always very good at it.
So the direction I'd like to be heading, what I'd like to be working on in the future is the ability to see the opportunity of multiple subjects in one frame; multiple stories happening simultaneously. To notice what's going on in the background or foreground (or side to side for that matter) that would add to an already interesting scene.
A recent example - I thought colinh's Street 1 was quite interesting; three main subjects, unrelated except for proximity. Each one could be cropped separate from the other two and be a decent photo. But combined they make, IMHO, a very interesting observation. Nothing earth-shattering/life-changing, but interesting - at least to me.
I like this shot [okay], a table by the window, but what different story would be told if there was a person sitting in the right chair sipping coffee... or reading a paper? or...? This one, big dreams, I like, but if another person, adult or child, had been leaning in the second window background, it would completely change the whole feeling of the moment.
While contemplating these things, I decided I'd like to hear more of the plans/visions/aspirations of others who might be looking ahead to growth, improvement or just change. Any brainstorming goin' on out there? Sooo... where we goin' with all this?
As I'm flipping through some images, I started asking myself, "Okay, it's been 2 years; you have the *stuff* you want and you've given yourself time to get comfortable with it. So where are you heading with all this? Two years from now, what kind of shots do you want to be taking? What are you not shooting now that you want to be shooting in 2 years? What do you want to see in your future images that you're not seeing now?"
As far as actually taking the picture, up 'til now, I'm fine with what's happened. I like most of the composition and I have no problems with later cropping a little here and there to change that according to my taste [of the moment]. I like watching and waiting for particular facial expressions or looking at what's going on in front of me and asking, "How can I best capture this to tell the story?" and then positioning myself there, though I'm not always very good at it.
So the direction I'd like to be heading, what I'd like to be working on in the future is the ability to see the opportunity of multiple subjects in one frame; multiple stories happening simultaneously. To notice what's going on in the background or foreground (or side to side for that matter) that would add to an already interesting scene.
A recent example - I thought colinh's Street 1 was quite interesting; three main subjects, unrelated except for proximity. Each one could be cropped separate from the other two and be a decent photo. But combined they make, IMHO, a very interesting observation. Nothing earth-shattering/life-changing, but interesting - at least to me.
I like this shot [okay], a table by the window, but what different story would be told if there was a person sitting in the right chair sipping coffee... or reading a paper? or...? This one, big dreams, I like, but if another person, adult or child, had been leaning in the second window background, it would completely change the whole feeling of the moment.
While contemplating these things, I decided I'd like to hear more of the plans/visions/aspirations of others who might be looking ahead to growth, improvement or just change. Any brainstorming goin' on out there? Sooo... where we goin' with all this?
