Black and White: What Matters and What Doesn’t

Light changes faster than you can change lenses. Black and white removes distractions and exposes weak composition. Editing should finish the photo, not rescue it.

What didn’t

Waiting for the right person to walk into the frame is most of the job. Light changes faster than you can change lenses. Night photography is mostly about finding something to lean on.

Rain turns ordinary streets into mirrors for twenty minutes. A single fixed lens made me move my feet and my thinking.

Lessons

Night photography is mostly about finding something to lean on. Underexpose a little and the highlights will thank you. I deleted ninety percent of the roll and kept the one that felt right. Look at the edges of the frame before pressing the shutter.

Waiting for the right person to walk into the frame is most of the job. I deleted ninety percent of the roll and kept the one that felt right.

Getting started

Editing should finish the photo, not rescue it. Look at the edges of the frame before pressing the shutter. Light changes faster than you can change lenses. Good photographs often happen right after you thought you were done.

Rain turns ordinary streets into mirrors for twenty minutes.

Underexpose a little and the highlights will thank you. Good photographs often happen right after you thought you were done.

Light changes faster than you can change lenses. A single fixed lens made me move my feet and my thinking.