If You Could Photograph Just One Thing...

[JohnPD]

ive shot many models but mostly in workshops of some sort. RARELY do i ever have a model to work with just on my own. a couple of times, yes but not nearly as much as i would like. i dont have a studio so being OLD, i feel a bit awkward asking anyone to come shoot in my living room (which would make a GREAT studio)....

I would listen to Archibald here. It makes sense what he says.

 

[Jack Dawe]

I shoot birds more than anything - as you can probably tell! I'm really just a birder who wanted to keep mementos of some of the birds I've seen. I don't pretend to be a 'real' photographer.

 

[RichardB]

I don't pretend to be a 'real' photographer.

What? Your images are great!

 

[Jack Dawe]

What? Your images are great!

That's very kind of you to say so, but when it comes to composing an artistic shot I have a lot to learn. I'm in awe of a lot of what I see on these photography forums.

 

[Mike]

I shoot birds more than anything - as you can probably tell! I'm really just a birder who wanted to keep mementos of some of the birds I've seen. I don't pretend to be a 'real' photographer.

I agree with @RichardB! Your photos are great!

 

[K9Kirk]

This brings to mind an old fantasy of mine that I really wish were possible. If I could go back in time, I would go waaaaay back and photograph dinosaurs, especially velociraptors since birds evolved from their family. I know that will never happen so I would get a thrill out of photographing deep sea creatures that no one has ever seen before.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

This brings to mind an old fantasy of mine that I really wish were possible. If I could go back in time, I would go waaaaay back and photograph dinosaurs, especially velociraptors since birds evolved from their family.

That would be awesome. I’d join you!

I know that will never happen so I would get a thrill out of photographing deep sea creatures that no one has ever seen before.

Nope, can’t join you on that trip, Kirk. I’m terrified of deep water. Seriously.

 

[Jan1977]

For me it would be sports, rugby especially, since it also makes up a large part of my social life

Luckily it is a hypothetical question, as alternating between several subjects is fun and helping one's development in photography

 

[JohnPD]

For me it would be sports, rugby especially, since it also makes up a large part of my social life

Luckily it is a hypothetical question, as alternating between several subjects is fun and helping one's development in photography

Interesting. Does this "alternating between several subjects" as you say makes you a more all-round photographer? Say you were asked to shoot a wedding. Would you do that?

 

[Jan1977]

Interesting. Does this "alternating between several subjects" as you say makes you a more all-round photographer? Say you were asked to shoot a wedding. Would you do that?

Well a wedding is something special, although I did shoot a small one in the past (but I knew there would be parents with cameras as well and it was really small, and somebody I know well asked me on behalf of her sister). The thing with a wedding is that it is a 'once in a lifetime' thing and I would feel so much responsibility for delivering good photos that it would take away the pleasure I get from photography. For example a rugby match, if I miss some shots it is fine, There will be other matches and it is impossible to get all the action during a match. With weddings, that is different, like exchanging the rings.
But broader than weddings, I have done some portrait work, or as session with the cat of a nephew when it appeared he had to euthanize her quite suddenly. By doing it every now and then, I learn from it and know "I could do it if I had to". When we were redoing the website at the company I work for, some portraits of the employees were needed and I decided to do the greenscreen photos myself. Partially to reduce on costs, partially because I knew I would be able to do it and knowing that in the future new employees might be needed to photograph as well and being flexible when doing the photos ourselves was a plus for that. And of course a bit trial and error during the photo sessions was OK and it was possible to redo if necessary.

Also like with sports, you do some cropping for composition in post, but are bound by what happens at the pitch relative to were you are at the moment. When doing a bit of landscape, you might need to look more into compostion upfront.