The Waiting Is The Hardest Part
- bigrickstuart
- 6 days ago
- 2 min read
Updated: 5 days ago
It might not be the hardest part but in photography it can help to wait.
Here is my story of this photo
Berries at the Downtown Summerlin Farmers Market, Las Vegas
This is a good example of doing two things I should do more often with my photography.
1) Ask ‘what if?’
In this case, I really liked the berries, and that was the photo I wanted. Ok, but stop and think. Asking - what if - there was something else in the frame to make it more interesting. A pause before I took the shot let me see customers pointing to a basket and the vendor reaching in to get it for them. The hands added so much. I didn't need the faces; it was the hands that added to the story. It was the extra that I wanted.
2) Wait
Now that I knew what I wanted, I had to wait for two things. It was a busy Saturday at the Farmers Market, so people could be in the way. I needed to have nobody at the table but somehow get a shot of hands reaching for baskets.
I had the camera ready, waited, waited, and the table area cleared. Hands reached in from the side. CLICK!
It is one of my favorite photos!
When I see a photo I want, I should ask
What if there was something else - is there more that could be in the photo to tell a better story? A cup of coffee is good, a table with two cups of coffee might be better, a couple at the table and a server with a tray handing them their coffee order might be best.
Waiting can always be good
Wait for what you want - can mean finding a great scene and waiting for a bird to land on a tree, somebody to walk in or out of the shot, a bicycle rider leaning at an angle, a guitar player moving their hands in an interesting way…
I need to do this all more often.
Shared on X for the DailyPictureTheme challenge
‘Wholesome Food’
from Ken Rockwell
more info from other photographers
Digital Photography School post First Wait Then Shoot
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