For every photo posted here, in Autochrome, or Coleman's site, assume that I took ten photos you may never see. I found early on in this hobby, that the number one trick to taking good photographs is to take A LOT of photographs. Luck is a factor. Even when you think you know what you want in a photo, the final result might not live up to your imagination. Sometimes what looked interesting to your eye loses its luster in the frame. The reverse can also be true. Experimentation is key. Twist your camera. Twist your eye. Kneel. Bend. Lay down. Roll over. Climb up on a chair. Move. And all the while, click away. Sometimes art happens in spite you.
Previously, I confessed to you a little of the post processing I do to photographs here on the site. Not sure if you found it helpful, insightful, obvious, or just plain disappointing, but I thought I'd give you another peek at the process I go through to bring these visions to your screen. I set up every photo I took of the tulips the other day in a separate web page. Each one is straight from the camera and untouched. I also included the camera settings, for those of you who are interested in such things. The picture I selected to be in the Tuesday set was not necessarily my favorite. As a challenge, see if you can pick the one I liked best...
Valentine Tulip Study
I'll tell you what'll happen next. The hard drive that contains all my photos for the last year will crash and I won't have a back up of them.
click. click. click. click.
First I had to go out of town for a funeral. Then I got sick and missed the funeral. Then I get back to work this morning and we have an earthquake.
Ok... What's next?
They are traveling today.