I’ll Be There With f/8, Will You?
Michael Fox just posted on Alfred Eisenstaedt’s quote “f/8 and be there.” You need both to make it work. You need to be there, but you also need to have a camera (hence the f/8). I’ve written previously about missing shots because I didn’t have my camera with me. However, Michael’s post stresses the need to be proactive about what you’re going to shot. I guess I need to not only carry my camera around, but also be intentional about what I’m looking for to shoot. The 30 Day Photo Challenge forced me to think this way as well as keep my camera around all day. I can’t wait for our next challenge as I’ve been a little lazy in both regards lately.
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You have…yes….
Comment by JimmyD on April 20th, 2006 at 7:10 pm
Do you have to be so mean?
Comment by John Koontz on April 20th, 2006 at 7:17 pm
what happened to the old, boundless, 30-day-photo-challenge-energy that we all know and loved? Tell me it ain’t gone!
Comment by JimmyD on April 20th, 2006 at 7:40 pm
I turned 30. It’s all down hill from there.
Comment by John Koontz on April 20th, 2006 at 8:21 pm
Oh sorry…I guess it’d be mean to agree with you….
Comment by JimmyD on April 20th, 2006 at 8:35 pm
[...] I’ve been thinking a lot about something John at Syncspeed wrote about a couple of weeks ago. He wrote about needing to be more intentional about his photography. Lately, I’ve been shooting things as the spirit moves me, you know, capturing moments. Sometimes, I’ll intentionally go on a photo excursion like to the Arboretum or Huntington Gardens, but that’s just not enough. I feel the next phase in my photography is bubbling to the surface and the key word is INTENTIONAL. I want to think of a shot and then execute it. I have two big projects churning in my head, and soon, I’ll have to do something about it. The first project is to do a series of plein air photographs. I really like California plein air paintings of the 1900’s, and think I could translate that style to a photographic medium. The plein air style is like California impressionist landscape painting. With a little help from Photoshop, I think I could make some beautiful images. The second project is to do a cinematic/commercial series. I want to create scenes with actors that depict a commercial or comedic/dramatic moments. I want them to look and feel like movie stills. [...]
Comment by Digital Photography Blogs - i speak film - Blog Archive » on April 27th, 2006 at 9:45 am