“I want to tell you the most important tip I learned about photography.”
“What is it?”
“You have a camera.”
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Frame that shot!
Zazie’s, Cole Valley, San Francisco, California
Zazie’s, Cole Valley, San Francisco, California
Olympus E-P1, M.ZUIKO Digital 17mm 1:2.8 Pancake
1/60sec @ ƒ2.8, ISO1000, 17mm (35mm)
Coley teases my habit of photographing my friends.
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Recently some colleagues had a contest: “Guess how many cameras Terry has on him right now?”
Even though I have one, too often, I forget I carry a camera.
Smiling Sean Coates
The Invisible Dog, Brooklyn, New York City, New York
The Invisible Dog, Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Olympus E-PL3, Lumix G 20/F1.7
1/60sec @ ƒ1.8, ISO500, 20mm (40mm)
Sean is embarassed to have my camera in his face… or happy that he guessed how many cameras I was carrying.
You have a camera, shoot it! You never know what will happen.
It’s not having your camera in my face. It’s having it there for 10 minutes, afraid I’ll accidentally pick my nose or drool, the whole time. (-:
S
That was with the Leica, not the Olympus. The latter has face detection auto-focus so it’s relatively painless.