Tuesday, March 25, 2008

I need to start doing it right the first time...

Mahogany Brown and I finally got together for a shoot we had been planning for over three months now. Originally I put the shoot off because I didn't have the camera I wanted... Then she had something come up ... eventually I decided it would never happen. To my surprise, she called me on Sunday and we met up after work yesterday!
It was definitely worth the wait!
Mahogany Sunset
If you look to the right of this posting you'll see links under "inspired by" - I want to give special recognition to these photographers today because I have so graciously accepted the free (or almost free) advice they have given me. Scott Kelby wrote the first book I have read in over 10 years and I HATE reading, but I read his book!!! One of the reasons why I want to point him out today is because in his book he advises amateurs to work to get the shot right in the camera and not waste time editing on the computer. That advice was in my mind when I captured the above image. I probably took over 150 shots of Mahogany yesterday and when I ended up going to review them, I realized I would like them A LOT better if I had less to choose from. This is also the reason why I post un-edited pics. I want to continue appreciating the photos that don't consume all of the very little time I have. OH - how I wish I had more time!!