I thoroughly enjoy this path I am walking down. I have not really come across any type of photography I do not enjoy. Every time I shoot, it's different, even in the same situations and settings.
It kind of hit me after a wedding I worked as a second shooter for. As I was driving home that night I was thinking how much fun that wedding was and I could not wait to see what I had gotten for shots. I had to wait a couple of days to view them as I had given my SD cards to the lead photographer so he could import the images. But back to the drive, I started thinking, I was a part of a life event for that couple and my images will be a big part of their memories. That's pretty cool when you think about it. If I could capture just a few poignant shots of the ceremony and reception, that would make, in my eyes, some great memories for the newly married couple.
Well, after waiting for what seemed like an eternity for my cards to come back, in reality I don't even think it was a full day, I was able to get a look at what I had shot. I got what I was looking for.
Along those same lines, when someone enjoys my work enough to buy a print, canvas, acrylic etc, it feels pretty fulfilling knowing that my work will be hanging in someone else's house for them to enjoy.
One of the other things I enjoy about photography are the challenges. Every shoot is different, even if you are back at the same location. The light changes every minute, clouds moving, people moving, reflections, spotlights changing color and so on. Every shot has the potential to be different and you have to adapt to every situation.
I have also always enjoyed people watching. I remember as a kid, going to the Fairfield Mall in Chicopee Mass with my Dad. We would get a hot pretzel from the Bavarian Pretzel kiosk and sit and watch people walk through the mall. Event photography and to a point weddings are just that...people watching. I pay attention and scan the crowd for any type of scene that I think would portray the emotional part of that event. Example; at a wedding ceremony, a person wiping a tear from their face or at the reception a group conversing and laughing.
I have enjoyed pretty much every facet of the photographers job, even editing. This is where I can really bring out my "style". It's long and tedious but the work pays off in the final image. The thing I like about editing is it is not cookie cutter. I can give the same image to 3 different photographers and have them edit it and each one will be unique.
Oh and another cool part of being a photographer is that I get to photograph one of my favorite guitar players this week, Jeff Pitchell. He will be playing at a festival I will be covering, The International Food Fest at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfiel Massachusetts, and playing along with Michale Allman, (the son of Greg Allman), Charles Neville, Claudette King, (BB King's daughter), and Sheila Ray Charles, (the daughter of Ray Charles)
So I guess that's all for now. I will be at the International Festival at the Eastern States Exposition grounds from Thursday, May26 through Monday, May 30 for the entire fest so if you go and see a tired, sweaty guy walking around wearing a camera on a red I Shoot Raw camera strap...that would be me. Stop over and say hello.
Thanks,
E
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