The Holistic Photographer

Holistic Guide To Photography - Waiting game

Many street photographers talk about decisive moment and a lot of beginners (amateurs) think that a photographer is always in the right place at the right time … he is, but sometimes for hours.

It happens every now and then that you are walking casual, something magical happens and you get the shoot. In order for this to happen, you must have your senses tuned up, cause you need to predict the event. But you are not psychic are you? That’s the part where experience kicks in. Observing. After all, you are the director, the one that creates story. 

Example: Took this shoot from a balcony. Was on it for hours. Shadows are directed by sun, so in order for this shoot to happen I needed right subject at the right time. But I knew what I wanted … it was only a matter of time. Vision is everything.

Example: You see an interesting wall, light falls beautifully on it, creating nice shades but something is missing. So a good idea is to wait for something to happen there, right? It’s a good practice. A man can walk by, couple … and sometimes you can get really beautiful stuff.

One important thing to know as a beginner is that you can’t always get back home with bunch of good shoots. Sometimes you are just in the wrong place at the right time or right place at the wrong time. And it should not bother you, it should push you more. 

Photography is about time … years, decades.

But practice makes better. Go out and direct.