Blue Pixel

The number one problem most people have with taking pictures is that they don't practice enough. And an easy way to remedy that is to take your camera along when doing your daily activities.
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Twenty years ago this Memorial Day weekend, my wife and I were married. To celebrate, we made reservations to spend a little time at Big Cedar Lodge in the Ozarks, one of the premier resorts in the area. As an anniversary trip, I swore to leave computer, computer books, Photoshop books and all things digital (except a camera, of course!) at home.
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I recently received an email from a participant in a workshop our company taught. It was a question we often hear that involved some of the limitations of compact cameras, and one I thought worth sharing.
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Several years ago I was teaching an American Photo workshop (http://www.mentorseries.com) with famed National Geographic photographer Bruce Dale. He told everyone that one of the key ingredients to good photography was serendipity. I loved that idea, and have always remembered it. Yesterday I ran into it again.
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A few weeks ago I got a call asking if I could shoot the NCAA Division 2 Tennis championships in Kansas City May 13th. A few singles and doubles matches for men and women. No problem, should be fun to do. At least that's what I thought. What I'd find out was that the real schedule was a bit more complicated, and would test my workflow planning.
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A last-minute call to go to Miami Beach isn't a bad thing. Microsoft was asking me to speak on Digital Photography Workflow with Windows XP at Photoshop World (run by the National Association of Photoshop Professionals) in Miami. How could I say no?
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Recently I received an email asking for help in understanding metering. "I just bought a light meter which I thought would be easier to use than I discovered."
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One of the things I love about photography is the door it opens to meet people and learn about their lives. I was reminded of that recently when I had an assignment to photograph a man whose brother disappeared in World War II.
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Instead of thinking about going into DC and photographing the Cherry Blossoms when they're in bloom; today I actually did it. And from the number of other folks there, I was not the only one who decided to get up at an ungodly hour to shoot them at sunrise. So what's a photographer to do when you arrive with the excitement and the anticipation of creating some really cool photos and find the pristine view littered with tripods?
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Do you love to shoot nature photography? I know that I love to travel and get up before sunrise to shoot a cool landscape or the dew on a flower. It's a great way for me to shoot things I normally don't cover, but there are guys out there that do it everyday that are exceptional at their craft. One of those is Daniel J. Cox.
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