Photographers need understanding (and patient) friends and luckily I have several. On this occasion my friend Rachel was enjoying a well deserved break and spent part of it visiting me in the city. As we wandered around (she was searching for a gift) I noticed interesting shadow plays on the pavement as light reflected off the glass clad buildings and smeared and flickered itself along the city's canyons.
I asked her to stand where some of these light pools interested my eye. As a long time friend Rachel understood my ways and used the time to check her email and texts. Between her unscripted actions, the scattering light and random passers by I found some pictures.
I love the fun of finding pictures - it is a welcome break from creating images for set briefs and layouts. It doesn't matter what you use to find your own pictures as long as you look. For these shots I used a Canon 1Ds (3) and a 17mm Tilt/Shift lens set to give a very narrow field of focus.
I asked her to stand where some of these light pools interested my eye. As a long time friend Rachel understood my ways and used the time to check her email and texts. Between her unscripted actions, the scattering light and random passers by I found some pictures.
I love the fun of finding pictures - it is a welcome break from creating images for set briefs and layouts. It doesn't matter what you use to find your own pictures as long as you look. For these shots I used a Canon 1Ds (3) and a 17mm Tilt/Shift lens set to give a very narrow field of focus.
