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accidentally good photos?
I'm wondering how often (if ever), photographers here get great shots by accident...like a door slams and startles the model into a new look, or you snap the shutter unintentionally...I can pose a pretty good shot, but some of my best images came about through some random moment that none of us was expecting. An example is this shot; Steve's cousin had a pan of water and was trying to get Steve's hair a little bit wet; the guy holding the water slipping and dumped a quart of water on Steve's head all at once...steve looked over at me, a little surprised, and this was the photo.  Jul 04 06 01:36 pm Link All of my good shots are accidental. The ones I do on purpose always end up in the "never-see-the-light-of-day" pile... Jul 04 06 01:41 pm Link Nothing captures REALITY better. Jul 04 06 01:43 pm Link i find the most natural smiles come out in accidental shots Jul 04 06 02:38 pm Link Um.. Yeah.. The pros catch the accidents better.. Cause them, sometimes.. Oh.. And most of all.. Would deny this to their graves.. (At least that's my guess.. If I've done anything good yet.. I promise.. It wasn't on purpose..) Jul 04 06 02:43 pm Link Someone once said "luck favors the prepared mind" or something to that effect. Was Ansel Adams just accidentally driving by Hernandez New Mexico at dusk when he saw the light reflecting off the cross that caused him to take his most famous image "Moonrise over Hernandez"? Maybe. Most of my best images required quite a bit of effort to be in position to get that "accidental" shot. Jul 04 06 02:49 pm Link That's usually the best way to capture the unscripted essence of a subject. Those are truly the best shots. Jul 04 06 04:33 pm Link a technically bad photographer may, in fact, get an on line portfolio that's ALL accidental but does look good! ;-) but if he can see the Art to choose those images... then, hes still an artist! yes? GREAT shot of Steve BTW Namaste Jul 11 06 03:24 am Link she looked down and moved her dress just as i was about to snap the photo...but i think i like it better than the proper, posed version.  Jul 11 06 03:27 am Link Luck is the residue of good planning. JAY carreon PHOTOGRAPHER Jul 11 06 03:28 am Link Jay Bowman wrote: second that... Jul 11 06 03:35 am Link I wish my planned shoots would turn out, the vision in my mind is amazing. But, I'd have to say that the accidental photos are god's vision in my eyes. All of my favorite shots have been accidental. Jul 11 06 03:36 am Link yeah I agree with what someone said earlier --- all my photos are accidents.. my best stuff comes from careful unplanning with is hard to do. it's zen like ç¥ããã¦ãããã®ãå¿ãããã hanZo Jul 11 06 03:44 am Link I'm just there to set things in motion. Jul 11 06 03:51 am Link I am always thankful for those wonderful happy accidents. They make for the best capture of a beautiful moment in life and reality. It can't be 100% luck, though. You need the eye to see it and the technical expertise to record it. Jul 11 06 07:08 am Link You have to have some sort of "spider-sense" that says - click the shutter NOW! You may not be totally ready, but you must trust that instinct. I readily admit I do a much better job of this in non-model situations. With models, I tend to spend more time setting up a shoot and not paying as much attention to my instinct. Hopefully as I shoot more, this will be a more natural process for me.. Jul 11 06 08:28 am Link That's the best thing about digital, you can take a million shots in a session, and it's only the one lucky one that doesn't get deleted. Or is it just me...? Jul 11 06 08:51 am Link I heard once GWC dropped his camera and got an excellent upskirt shot so it is possible. Jul 11 06 08:55 am Link |
