Larry, Very encourging! The early pictures in the set are stunners. Your edting shows. Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > A couple of weeks ago, I went on a roadtrip to LA. The trip was supposed to > continue on to Texas to visit my sister, but she ended up not feeling well, > so that part of trip got postponed. Since I've been criticized for not being > as selective as I might, lately I've been trying to be more selective during > the whole process of photography, starting with which pictures I take. My > goal was to only take great photos, and try to edit before I even exposed the > sensor. In short, I tried to pretend that I was shooting film, and that every > press of the shutter cost me. > > I did take a lot fewer pictures that's for sure, and I had a lot fewer to > weed out. I am allowing myself to shoot a bit more in time critical > situations such as action shots, and trying to catch mud bubbles popping. > Also, if I was trying for a particular shot, I allowed myself the advantages > of the instant feedback of digital and took as many tries as it took to get > the shot, or give up. I also had a paid gig on my trip, I was hired to do a > fetish shoot, and it was more important for me to get good photos, than to > not take bad photos. > > While the average quality of my photos is definitely improved I may, however, > be taking fewer of my best work because I'm taking fewer risks. I've also > found myself a lot less likely to just pull my camera out to take photos of > things, because they would be, at best, good shots, not great shots, so I'm > taking a LOT fewer photos in general. It seems as if most of my work since > getting back has been documentation, or taking photos for other people (band > shots and the like). > > I'm going to continue trying to be extra selective about my picture taking > for a while longer, in the hopes that it improves my eye for photos, but I > suspect that the long term solution to getting great photos is a combination > of improving my skill, taking risks, and just taking lots of photos. > > Unlike the similar trip from last year, I didn't take any photos on the trip > down, or back. On Friday, we went to Griffith observatory, and were there > for sunset. If we had gotten there an hour or two earlier, I could have > gotten better shots of the moon and the sculpture, because I could have been > further away and gotten better depth of field between the two of them. On > Saturday, we went back out to the Salton Sea, and since we were at two of the > same places as last year (Salvation mountain and Bombay Beach), it was tough > not to take the same photos I did last year. On Sunday we were visiting with > a friend who I did a few photo sessions with when she lived in Santa Cruz, > and ended up doing a photo session with her. This time we skipped straight > to the silly photos and did some of her rock climbing at night in evening > wear. That night Candice and I went for a photo walk of downtown LA, and on > Monday I had the paid gig. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157625912266578/ > > or if you prefer the flickriver interface > > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157625912266578/ > > Candice got this picture of me taking video of the mud volcanos: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ccmonty/5379329441/ > > -- > Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
