tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post292797643621822991..comments2024-03-25T21:54:29.130-07:00Comments on FocusingOnLife: It Doesn't Have To Be PerfectUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-15990527686893441962015-06-23T05:45:28.675-07:002015-06-23T05:45:28.675-07:00Having just come home, I do have tips. Shoot and ...Having just come home, I do have tips. Shoot and then shoot again. Walk around the subject. Get down low and stand on a chai or on stairs. Shoot from different angles. Midday sun is a bugger, the early morning and after supper light is gorgeous. Get your camera out then. Throw the 50mm on and get close to people you're with and shoot them until they stop flinching when they hear the shutter. Just shoot. Profile, behind them, in front of them. Small details. Shoot some small things as well as the huge things you'll see, life is in the details or something like that, I am wrecking that quote. Put that timer on and GET IN THE PICTURE! Use if for shots of you with C and you with K and you with S and group shots. I mean it. I'll be stomping down to Kentucky if you aren't in a lot of shots. Hand the phone to waiters and get shots of you at meals out. The main thing I would say is the light and a bit of solitude. Just being alone for an hour with the camera when the heat of day is abating, ah, that's the ticket. <br />Love,<br />Bossy PamAFishGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513718005250273753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-82300292653886525672015-06-20T17:26:42.236-07:002015-06-20T17:26:42.236-07:00I love that first photo, crop and all. I've al...I love that first photo, crop and all. I've also found I've been too hard on myself when I go back later and look at trip photos. I just got back from across the country visiting relatives and hardly took any photos that I intended. Weather was the contributing factor plus being too tired to care. Roxi Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00764714808872131907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-79419133641979350602015-06-19T15:00:35.488-07:002015-06-19T15:00:35.488-07:00Oh, this is so true! I'm always so torn on va...Oh, this is so true! I'm always so torn on vacation between wanting those technically perfect photos and wanting to just record the memory and not spend more time photographing the moments than I am living them. I usually settle for somewhere in the middle. It's also hard to get all the shots we want when we're traveling with non-photographers. We hesitate to say, "Hey, hold up a minute, I need to take a photo!" But I'm getting better at that! I know you are going to have an absolutely fabulous time in Paris and I know you'll come home with magic in some form or another. I just want to see a shot of that great big smile on your granddaughter's face when she sees the Eiffel Tower for the first time!terriporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14333055591899961253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-1355858975021049642015-06-19T09:14:11.134-07:002015-06-19T09:14:11.134-07:00i totally get this dotti! and to help myself, i t...i totally get this dotti! and to help myself, i think of wearing two different photography hats. when i am on vacation, i concentrate more on capturing memories. but i also find that i take fewer photos altogether. because i want to engaged and fully immersed in my vacation, not just seeing it from the lens. <br /><br />hope you have a wonderful time on vacation!! i'm sure your photographs will be wonderful as will the memories. xoxokellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153095149911030832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-53525549200850695302015-06-19T06:00:36.611-07:002015-06-19T06:00:36.611-07:00I also find that when I'm on vacation that I t...I also find that when I'm on vacation that I tend to take less pictures because I'm involved in the activity. They don't have to be perfect to tell a story. Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16610347687911147219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-18734640231713799542015-06-19T04:02:43.561-07:002015-06-19T04:02:43.561-07:00OK, Dotti, Dear - I certainly understand your poin...OK, Dotti, Dear - I certainly understand your point but you are waaaaayyyyy too hard on yourself! That top picture is absolutely spectacular and I love seeing her beautiful skin in black and white - and I mean WOW! I just want to hug her and her doll. ( I also love the "long held dream" comment - it's all relative!) But I do understand your point and we must remember not to choose the computer and camera over our LIVES! I recently had a picture in an exhibition that I took 4 years ago - It was never even on my radar all these years. I just happened to bump into it in my archives. I was discussing that with the people running the show, and they said that's because my eyes are new. As we keep learning, sometimes we see things in past shots that we now realize are viable. SO keep looking and learning and enjoying the memories from all of your experiences. Great Post!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433584313253805817noreply@blogger.com