Waiting for the right person to walk into the frame is most of the job. Underexpose a little and the highlights will thank you. Look at the edges of the frame before pressing the shutter.
Going further
I deleted ninety percent of the roll and kept the one that felt right. Light changes faster than you can change lenses. 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. Editing should finish the photo, not rescue it.
What didn’t
Editing should finish the photo, not rescue it. Fog does half the composition for you if you let it. 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. Night photography is mostly about finding something to lean on.
Lessons
Look at the edges of the frame before pressing the shutter. Light changes faster than you can change lenses. Night photography is mostly about finding something to lean on. Waiting for the right person to walk into the frame is most of the job.
A single fixed lens made me move my feet and my thinking. I deleted ninety percent of the roll and kept the one that felt right.
Shoot more, share less, and review honestly. Rain turns ordinary streets into mirrors for twenty minutes.
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