No. No. No. No. No… That’s what I thought to myself as I scanned through the photos just downloaded.
Then I was de-motivated. I didn’t want to edit these photos.
They didn’t look anything like I thought they would when I pushed the button.
My wife, Michelle, was ignoring my heavy sighs, so I finally complained to her: ”I think something is wrong with this camera.”
She looked through my photos and gave me some advice: Quit.
Just kidding. Michelle wouldn’t say that. She actually said: Download your photos, look through them, wait a day, then pick the one you like the best and try a couple of edits on it.
This is the one I started with from last Sunday’s family photo walk: My two older kids taking photos of the boats docked at Lake Hefner.
I actually waited about five days to edit this one photo. Actually, my struggle isn’t really with the editing. It’s really with the composition. I would rather not have to edit any of my photos. It would be great if they just came out of the camera the way I think I see them.
Lots to learn. - Brian
A wood floor + a white backdrop transformed the home studio into the Planet Hoth, complete with an upside-down Luke and holding off the Empire while the Rebels escape their exposed hiding place.
My youngest son wanted to do a Lego story like his older brother had done earlier. This time, both the Stormtroopers and the Rebels were all business. No dancing R2 units.
In this version, the pilot distracts the Wampa so Luke can get himself down and “disarm” the beast.
The Stormtroopers move in on their target.
Meanwhile the Rebels try to hold their position.
I wish I had thought of it 24 hours earlier while taking in the view from the 19th floor of my downtown hotel room.
The view was fantastic, especially the sunrise on Thursday morning. Even through a solid window the photos would have been acceptable. The architecture of Denver’s concrete canyons is diverse and, from the 19th floor, some of it is stunning.
It was a quick trip – just over 24 hours – so I didn’t take my camera on purpose. I knew that I wouldn’t have time for any serious photographs. I also had no idea where I’d be staying as a business associate was picking me up, dropping me off, and made my hotel reservations.
On the trip home, the clouds reflected the terrain below – rolling prairies of clouds punctuated by the occasional towering mountain of white, glowing in the sunset behind me, the cold reality of an opportunity missed dawned on me: I had a camera.
It wasn’t too late for all the unique shots. But the sun was setting, the plane was flying away from it, whisking me home to Oklahoma, and I only had a few minutes of light left.
I had in my pocket what has been referred to as the new Polaroid. Not an iPhone per se, but close: The 5MP camera on my Android-powered HTC Hero. (Which makes this Phonetography, not iPhoneography.)
These photos were taken at 33,000 feet, through a double-plexiglass window, traveling 500 MPH, and at 800 ISO. :-) -Brian