iPhone lighting
Last Fall I spent some time in State College, PA visiting my daughter and two grandsons. Halloween was just around the corner so we went to a well known park to see the winners of the pumpkin carving contest put on by Penn State University.
After walking around checking out all the fabulous pumpkins I turned around and saw my daughter checking out something on her phone with Benny. I immediately went for my little Panasonic Lumix and grabbed the shot.
I’m not a believer in using my talking device to take pictures other than to quickly send one to other family members, but at that moment I saw a much better use for the iPhone.
While composing the shot, a post I wrote some time ago instantly came to mind. Something that was said by one of my all time favorite photographers. W. Eugene Smith once said that available light was any damn light that’s available.
Since that evening I have talked about the post and my reaction to what I was seeing both my online classes I teach with the BPSOP, and also in my “Stretching Your Frame of Mind” workshops I conduct around our planet.
So my fellow photographers, open your mind up to the fact that if there’s a will, there’s a way. Be observant to what’s going on around you, and always remember that if you find the light, you’ll find the shot.
Visit my website at: www.joebaraban.com, and check out my 2018 workshop schedule at the top of this blog. Come shoot with me and we’ll chase the light together.
This coming July 29th will be my 30th anniversary teaching at the Maine Media Workshop. I’ve always picked this time as it’s the week of the Lobster Festival down the road in Rockland. This ofers a unique set of photo ops, different from the Maine Coast, fishing villages and lighthouses. The Lobster Festival is all about color, design, light, energy, people watchng and environmental portraits everywhere you look; some people are there in costumes and loved to be photographed.
In conjunction with The Santa Fe Workshops, on October 2nd I’ll be leading a group in San Miguel de Allende. A beautiful oasis and artist colony, and the entire city is a UNESCO site.
Come join me for a week of fun and photography…what could be better?
JoeB
