patience
awild | November 5, 2008As I've gotten more serious about photography, the single biggest change I've made is to premeditate my photo sessions. Instead of haphazardly shooting whichever subjects happen across my lens- my habit during my first few years with a camera- I tend now to have a particular image in mind well in advance of a shoot. The timing and location of a session, the equipment, and the lighting are all planned accordingly.
Cephalotes atratus, the gliding ant. Panama, 2007.
This gliding ant in mid-air is a good example. A small insect in free fall is not the sort of thing one happens to point-and…