Light and it’s ever changing nuances
Child Climb
AKA – Why I like to sit on the beach and wait for the sun to go down. When I was very young my father had a lot of photography books lying around. One of the first things I remember reading was how to take good pictures of people. The book told the reader to make sure the sun was behind you not behind your subject, granted this was a Kodak pamphlet that was aimed at the new photographer and really was just going over the foundations of how to take decent photos. The more I read and the more I learn, the more I realize that the “rules” are made to be broken. Some of the best photographs ever, have been accidents or happen when we forcibly choose to go against known norms.
Even though most of the time I try and follow at least one rule when taking pictures, I constantly struggle with forcing myself to think outside of the box and take pictures that go beyond the norm. This image of a boy climbing rocks at the beach is not out of the box or amazing. It is just a reminder for me, that shooting into the sun sometimes makes for a better picture than your standard, “Stand in front of the water and smile.” ~Click on the photo above to see it larger
The standard rules are good for a guideline and for starting out, agreed. I’m a rule breaker and try to challenge myself with shooting ‘outside the box’. Love playing with light, shadows and angles. It’s one of the things I like about going on group photogs’ day trips/tours. We can all try out different shooting techniques and break some rules along the way to see what we can come up with. Will give you a heads up next photogs’ trip if we end up going past your area or near it in case you want to join the gang.
Sounds like fun! Thanks.