Underexpose a little and the highlights will thank you. A single fixed lens made me move my feet and my thinking. Waiting for the right person to walk into the frame is most of the job.
Lessons
I deleted ninety percent of the roll and kept the one that felt right. Underexpose a little and the highlights will thank you. Look at the edges of the frame before pressing the shutter. Night photography is mostly about finding something to lean on.
A single fixed lens made me move my feet and my thinking. Waiting for the right person to walk into the frame is most of the job.
The short version
I deleted ninety percent of the roll and kept the one that felt right. Underexpose a little and the highlights will thank you. Fog does half the composition for you if you let it. Editing should finish the photo, not rescue it.
Light changes faster than you can change lenses. A single fixed lens made me move my feet and my thinking.
Trade-offs
Good photographs often happen right after you thought you were done. A single fixed lens made me move my feet and my thinking. Underexpose a little and the highlights will thank you.
I deleted ninety percent of the roll and kept the one that felt right. Underexpose a little and the highlights will thank you.
Light changes faster than you can change lenses. Night photography is mostly about finding something to lean on.
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