and well into our daily grooves and patterns.
The question now is what lingers, what insights,
lessons, challenges and discoveries continue.
when I think of the energy spent to get to class
let alone money and can't but search myself
and ask was it a valuable experience, did it advance me
as a photographer. I tend to put a lot of emphasis on workshops
more like expectations. I think now, that line of thinking is unrealistic.
Workshops and I think especially Joe's simply reveal a path and it's up to us
to walk down it. like the tools are presented to fix the engine along
with the basics of mechanics but until we get in there nothing changes, nothing gets fixed.
so again, what was the most impactful revelation for you from the class, what path was revealed. I think this blog is a great opportunity to continue in the momentum of getting
better and digging deeper. I hope to hear from all who follow this blog!
Chris - great discussion starter, thanks for posting. For me the process of watching Joe work was very valuable. I believe that it enhanced my perspective on how to approach an assignment. I find myself asking "What If?" more, what if I were to add a light here, or what if I were to cut this back or flag it off, or move that person away from the background or change my camera angle. I also have confidence when it comes to repeatability and duplicating a lighting scenario and knowing what works and also not being afraid to experiment. How about you? What was your biggest eye-opener?
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honestly I think one of the best thing I got from the class
ReplyDeletewas when Joe said "in for a penny in for a pound. we've have this one moment that we will never have again" it was very profound to me
and encouraged me, to exhaust every opportunity. I also loved watching Joe work as well. Also the last assignment was great for me,
executing an specific objective and finding out I had at least most of the skills to make it happen was very empowering. It's that empowerment/ confidence that I have been drawing on ever since.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and insights, I can relate to them. There were many ah-ha moments for me from the workshop and watching Joe (and others) in action. Here's some key ones for me:
ReplyDelete* It's not rocket science, but it does take effort and practice (Just Do It);
* You can keep tweeking it till you get it; have fun while you're at it;
* The workshop offers a methodology and a path, but it is up to me to use it and walk the path (Alas, as is the case for most everything in life).
It was also very instructive to watch and work with everyone else to see how they approached things and what they did.
AIN'T LIFE GRAND!!! :-)
David