tdz16
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Happy 4th of July everyone!
So, I went to a block party today with at least a couple hundred people. Kids and parents everywhere. What normally would seem like a thousand photo opportunities per hour. Yet for some reason I couldn't get going. I carried the D700 around the whole time. Took a few shots of my nephews but nothing I could be really proud of.
Lately I just feel like not a lot is motivating me to shoot other than what I want, which is, for the most part, one-on-one. on location portraits. I almost feel like every shot I took today, I didn't like because I felt I couldn't control the light at the pace these kids were moving, especially in and out of the shadows of trees and houses. This lack of control makes me crazy and I wasn't about to break out the umbrellas and light stands with kids running around.
My best friend wants me to do his engagement photos soon and I know I can do a good job, but I can't seem to pull my ideas together.
Does anyone have any tips on how they get themselves motivated? Are there any books on event photography that may help guide me on what some protocols are when doing such an event? Who to shoot, when, where, yadda, yadda....
Thanks. Sorry if this was a ramble/rant.
~Tom
So, I went to a block party today with at least a couple hundred people. Kids and parents everywhere. What normally would seem like a thousand photo opportunities per hour. Yet for some reason I couldn't get going. I carried the D700 around the whole time. Took a few shots of my nephews but nothing I could be really proud of.
Lately I just feel like not a lot is motivating me to shoot other than what I want, which is, for the most part, one-on-one. on location portraits. I almost feel like every shot I took today, I didn't like because I felt I couldn't control the light at the pace these kids were moving, especially in and out of the shadows of trees and houses. This lack of control makes me crazy and I wasn't about to break out the umbrellas and light stands with kids running around.
My best friend wants me to do his engagement photos soon and I know I can do a good job, but I can't seem to pull my ideas together.
Does anyone have any tips on how they get themselves motivated? Are there any books on event photography that may help guide me on what some protocols are when doing such an event? Who to shoot, when, where, yadda, yadda....
Thanks. Sorry if this was a ramble/rant.
~Tom