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Perfect Inspiration: Episode 09 - On Never Packing The Camera While You're Out

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Channel: ON1 · 2013 · Education

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This is a topic that I've touched on several months ago and I feel that a refresh is warranted here. We all have our tendencies and routines when we go out on a shoot. It's sort of like a pitcher or a batter going through their mechanics before the throw or the swing.

One of the routines that I have, and that I'm trying to be very mindful of breaking, is to simply return my camera to my bag when I feel that I'm done with a shoot. It happened the other night when I shot the sunset along the PDX Waterfront. We shot for about an hour or so and as we headed back to his car, I stowed my camera away.

Why??

I had no good reason and was immediately reminded of this as we walked under the highway system to our parking spot. I looked up and began seeing in a 14mm focal length. I knew what I had to do. Both Jeff and I instinctively returned to our shooting postures and burned another 20 minutes getting fresh shots.

The lesson that I keep teaching myself is that you're never really ever done shooting. The camera really has no place sitting in a bag.

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