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~Operator...

Shooting tips

There are so many extremely great "Street Shooters" on Flickr… They see something and they shoot the moment… most of the time with brilliant ease.

Then there’s the other scenario…
I saw this man and knew I had to have this shot… especially in this old style telephone booth; telephone booths that actually work are rare in New York City…

So what to do? I didn’t have my camera set up… you can walk away and shake your head or you can go back and ask permission to take the shot… I did the latter… But since he gave me permission, I knew I wanted to pose him. The first thing I did was to make sure his face was hidden… "Why?" you ask… This way I didn’t need to have a model release form signed.

The next thing was to make sure my white balance was correct. This shot was handheld so you must shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot!! and I mean shoot! I’m squaring up the shot as I’m shooting, taking a deep breaths. letting half breaths out and holding my breath to minimize the camera from shaking…

Here’s a big thing for me… please, when shooting this kind of shot, you must think of the lens you're shooting with. If you were to use a 10mm or a 20mm, the walls would not be straight.

Finally, practice your Photoshop techniques.

TIO...

~Some Other Time..

“If you're hanging around with nothing to do and the zoo is closed, come over to the Senate. You'll get the same kind of feeling and you won't have to pay.”

Bob Dole

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