LIGHT.Β We had great window light coming in, so I set a chair about six feet out from the window.Β If you are too close to a window with bright light, your subject will be overexposed before you even shoot.
PAUSE. After I took a handful of photos with mom and baby together, I paused.Β Pausing is key.Β You even need to remove the camera from your eyes, and look again at the big picture of what’s in front of you.Β A blue wall.Β A white chair…what could we do that would create a different story?Β I wasn’t sure right away, so I played.
PLAY. Playing is essential too.Β You’ve got to be willing to have bad ideas to get to the good ideas.Β Can I say that one more time?Β πΒ You’ve got to be willing to have BAD ideas to get to the good ones.Β (bad ideas are part of the process and okay!)
Thank you MeRa… Those nuggets of information about bad ideas are always so helpful to me. I know I’ve got plenty of them! Ha ha … but it is so true. And I realize how those ideas pave the way for the better ones… and eventually the good ones too.
Light, the courage to Pause, Play and Blur.
LOVE IT! This is going to be my mantra on every shoot! I know you’ve said it before, again and again, but keep on saying it! Thanks Me Ra π
love it me ra! and love that little bundle. so sweet. thanks for the tips π
Your welcome ladies! Thanks for the feedback! Always soooo appreciated! Much love!
And Linda…you and Jen have husbands that just rocked the SOAR! blog this week! Give them big hugs for all of us!
xoxo,
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gorgeous. great tips….even I can understand them. π glad everything went great in SA.
hey….i see summie!!!! π
Yes, Summie and Lindsay were both there. What beautiful women and such BIG hearts! Thanks for sending them our way Jeramy and Sharon! It was a powerful weekend for both for totally different ways!
ahhh….that’s wonderful!
Thank you so much MeRa for this wonderful set of very useful tool. The picutres and of course the baby are absolutely beautiful. Now i just have to not get so down on myself when i have bad idea….i will always come back to what you said here. I am so thankful for you MeRa and for always willing to share your wisdom….Thank you! Thank you!! Thank you!!!
Great post Me Ra! You’re so right about the bad ideas- thanks for that reminder. Jeramy, your comment made me laugh ‘cos where I’m from SA stands for South Africa so I was all, ‘huh? When were they in South Africa?’ LOL!
@ajira….hilarious! π
oh MAN!! what a GORGEOUS, BLISSFUL shot Me Ra! And I’m so darn happy I can understand your recipes now!! How many !!!!! can I type in a row! Yay! Even if I don’t have an ISO 320. π
Yes, after setting up close to 20 workshops I went to the San Francisco one and I’m a new gal. What fun it is to laugh and sing with my camera going ‘ding’ (think Jingle Bells).
But wow, to capture that shot Me Ra, is heavenly. Thanks so much. FYI, I saw it w/o the chair legs at first. Even more heavenly.
Very inspiring, thanks for the recipe! I was at OC 2010 and have been going string ever since. XXOO
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