I am always looking to add a little humor to my images when I am out shooting. This morning was just such a case. The tide was just right and I was looking for an image that would tell a story of some kind. What I found was the start of a story but an image that makes you think and adds a little humor. Originally I was looking for work boat compositions but when I saw the name on this boat “Mr. Boosta” I knew that it begged for me to make a shot of it. So what’s the story? You can bet I am going to try and find out.
This past weekend was a great success for Cape Ann Photo Tours. We met many like-minded folks looking to make photos up here on Cape Ann. A number of people asked about our 2019 workshop schedule and when it would be out. The answer is – September. Check back to our main page and click on Photo Tours/Workshops and select the workshop dropdown.
Here are some images around the vendor area where we were.
The Fuji rep talks with a customer.A conference attendee looks over our booth.Photos for everyone even the ones with just a phone.The Autumn Color booth with Terry Walker images.Our booth – kinda lame but on short notice it was perfect.The Sony rep talks with a customer.My partner for the event John Hurley of John F. Hurley Photography looks over some literature.The Canon reps were enjoying the ice cream.
Collette from Moab and Canson papers talks with customers.
When is the best time to make great images? I get this question repeatedly when showing people around my beautiful island. Well obviously not all locations are lit the best at the same time of day and at the same time of year. Over this past season it was clear that certain places were better lit at different times. All that being said I am a big fan of early morning light. At this time of year especially, because you don’t have to get up at an un-godly hour. If you are up and out by 6 AM you will see dawn, sunrise, and some beautiful light horizontal to the horizon with gorgeous long shadows. Sunset is nice, and at this time of year the sun is lower in the sky all day which gives you more opportunities to shoot. Either way you look at it golden hour is the best. An hour before and after sunrise and an hour before and after sunset will get you some great results. The images will be warmer (color balance) and the lighting will give your images some texture. The difference in color will be before the sun comes up and just after it goes down because the colors are bluer.
Early morning light in Ipswich. Warm light, long shadows, and texture. Not the best photo composition wise but it has the three elements I like to work with the most.
This image was made in Ipswich while out for a walk while having my car worked on. It has all three of my points for today’s post. Warm light, long shadows, and texture. In my next post I will be talking about composition. Here’s a tease. Most of my images have a central focus. The image above does not. It has some leading lines but but that’s it. So we will get into a discussion of a few things that I look for when composing an image.
