Today at work we had a last cigarette break, when I saw two girls coming from the opposite office building. Before they headed to the bus stop, each of them took a very slim camera device (almost looked like phones!), and held it at arms length, carefully framing for the bank buildings in the background.
They seemed to be very happy with what they’ve got, so I thought I had to try that technique myself. And so, while joining my colleagues upstairs in the lift, I tried what I just saw:
Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Hold the Camera Correctly
Wow – that worked! I even look almost as good as Wallace!
I was so happy with my newly found technique that I wanted to apply it as soon as I got home again, so I tried to take Zuleikha’s portrait. But strangely, this time the outcome wasn’t what I really expected:
Hmmm – that doesn’t look like my daughter…
I shook my head in disbelief, and said: “Seems like I can never again take your portrait!”. But fortunately our daughter is much smarter than me, and she suggested to simply stand behind her, and to try again. So this is what I did:
Aaahh – THAT’s how it works!
Wow, cool! Sure, as a photographer you have to respect and to stand behind your models in any way you can, so I’m glad this worked out so well. Will keep this in mind for future portrait sessions!
And what did we learn from this? Well, maybe that we shouldn’t take ourselves too seriously? Have some fun, and make your people laugh…
Thanks for reading.