{"id":1761,"date":"2013-02-25T17:12:28","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T22:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cmphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/?p=1761"},"modified":"2014-11-25T17:13:15","modified_gmt":"2014-11-25T22:13:15","slug":"image-of-the-week-take-a-look-at-what-youre-looking-at","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cmphotography.com\/blog\/image-of-the-week-take-a-look-at-what-youre-looking-at\/","title":{"rendered":"Image of the Week – “Take a look at what you’re looking at”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cTake a look at what you\u2019re looking at\u201d. One of my all time favorite photographers, Jay Maisel<\/a> said this in a seminar I attended about 10 years ago. I thought, wow, what a phenomenal bit of information for a photographer to share. To me, it was profound. After all, \u201cseeing\u201d is what it\u2019s all about for us. Seeing moments, light, anticipating and reacting to all of the elements that surround us\u2026.. To me, Jay\u2019s advice was so profound that I truly do double takes at nearly every turn while I\u2019m shooting. See something, then try and see it differently. It\u2019s actually something I admire quite a bit from my fiancee, Susan Stripling. She has that rare ability to see things that aren\u2019t apparent with the naked eye. <\/p>\n

Now, Jay being Jay(ya need to meet the man to understand this) when I told Jay that his words inspired me, he had no idea he even said those words. He really does say so many things that inspire others, I\u2019m sure he can\u2019t remember them all. However, he said it, and thanks to him I\u2019m constantly trying to look at scenarios in different ways to capture something interesting. Be it light, reflections, angles, texture, juxtaposition, or other photographic elements that grab the eye, they\u2019re important tools to tell the visual story. <\/p>\n

Here, our groom Keith was awaiting his ceremony this past Saturday at St. Michaels Church in Atlantic City<\/a>. The wedding was at One Atlantic in Atlantic City<\/a>, a spectacular venue for anyone considering something at the Jersey Shore. I always try and find both the bride and groom moments before the ceremony. Often times, I\u2019ll find them deep in thought. My goal is to capture them without camera awareness so I don\u2019t distract them in any way. These are precious moments, and they are their moments, not mine. So, perhaps when Keith looks back on this moment, he\u2019ll remember what he might have been thinking at that very moment rather than his recollection of me telling him to \u201clook cool\u201d or \u201cdon\u2019t mind me\u201d. I could have just shot him looking out the window deep in thought. I took a look at what I was looking at, and then saw this. it\u2019s simply his reflection in the framed sign on the sacristy door. I like it. I hope Keith does, too. <\/p>\n

For the geeks-
\nNikon D4, 35mm 1.4G, ISO 6400 F4.5 @ 1\/60th<\/p>\n

\"One_Atlantic\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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