Yesterday was the 3rd shoot for my exhibition with a guy Andy that I’ve photographed a couple of times over the last few years and hung out with on the beach many times. The more I go through life the more I think I need to pay more attention to my gut.
I woke up yesterday morning with apprehension about the shoot. By the afternoon when I headed off to pick Andy up I was still not looking forward to the shoot. Andy wasn’t his usual chirpy infectious cheeky self and he wasn’t in the shape I had envisaged in my head. When we were setting up the lighting wasn’t doing what I wanted and I hadn’t tested my concept for the shoot. On a regular day any one of those things would have been fine to work around, but yesterday they all collided to produce a big pile of mediocrity and I refuse to let my first exhibition be mediocre.
The photo above is one of the few that I don’t dislike. I don’t love it and it certainly will not be in the exhibition. Oh well, time to regroup and move on.
Hon, you learn from things like this. Next time you come fully prepared and you’ll have a blast.
Bad sessions happen. And if you pulled this pic from a bad session you done good.
I like this pic, although I can see why you might not want to use it. As part of a b&w collection, though, it could have its place.
it’s still a picture to like! be hugged.
I’m no expert but….
I didn’t like it at first either. It’s one of those pictures that
ends a sad story and express’s much more on a second or third viewing. Work it a bit more and put it at the end of the line as
an ending….