Shooting the dog

 It is Friday and Fridays are for fun.  It was a busy week.  One of the joys of being self employed is not having to worry about the bothersome weekends filled with all that spare time.  

I think I have worked every weekend this year so far.  I have been working with buyers showing them homes for sale and I have been doing some professional photography.  This month I have had at least two photography projects every weekend.  Yes I am getting tired but I am always happy to have the business. 

I am learning how to explain to my photography clients that if I take photographs in a dark bar for them it is possible that the photographs will look as though they were taken in a dark bar.  

I bought a new camera two weeks ago it is my first in 4 years and technology has changed.  The thing is a bit complicated but I am slowly getting the hang of all those buttons and dials.   There are three pages of diagrams of the camera with the names of all the dials, buttons, wheels and switches.  

It also shoots video.  Video is different than still photography in that bad video is called “organic” video and it is alright because it is video but bad photographs are not alright because they are not video.  I look forward to shooting more organic video.

The best way to test a new camera or a new lens is to take pictures of the dog.  She really hates cameras but that is part of the challenge.  I have to either sneak up on her or trick her into posing instead of hiding.  I got this shot by offering her a dog biscuit.  

daisy

Photography isn’t about the camera but I don’t think the companies that make cameras want people to know that.