See Evans Paint with his Hands

One of my favorite artists I met at Art Basel 2015

Cory Evans Paints all his masterpieces with his hands.

A raw look at the talent I wish I possessed. I have a new appreciation for artists from every walk of life. No matter the age. Creation through ones mind is becoming a life magnet for me.  As I walk further down the path of learning light, color compliments & composition I have completely fallen into the rabbit hole.

Story teller in training,

Carl

When the Search for Complexity is found in Simplicity - SLIP IN SLIDE

It takes a team

I don't want to grow up

Everyone is a pro

Covered in mud? Success


Nikon D810 - Nikkor 80-200mm -
Speed priority 1/1000 - ISO 320 - 200mm - F stop would jump between 4.5-7ish based on overcast. I think I had the exposure compensation to plus 1 

I recently shot an event that was both amazing to shoot and gave me a little deeper insight into my own progressive world of photography.

Having the personal opinion that I found my passion a little late in life and trying to catch up to the years of experience everyone around me seems to have. Has kept me pushing myself daily to improve all my skills.

But it also can be my achilles heel. Second guessing myself at every turn.

* I am an amazing photographer right?
* I can capture those moments that transcend the norm into a place of fantasy and excitement?
* Location, Location. Should I be traveling the globe climbing mountains & jumping out of helicopters to prove my worth?
* I need to make things more complex don't I!? Show the world the depth of my abilities?
* I need more equipment to produce better photographs? Do I need more equipment to produce better photos?
* Why am I second guessing myself?
* Do Annie Leibovitz, Chase Jarvis & Von Wong second guess everything they do?

Turns out the answers to all my questions are always yes and no.

Complexity is normally not better, location is important but has nothing to do with capturing amazing photos. Equipment is only helpful when used properly and turns out the less you use the less can go wrong. I have learned from all the people I have met in this journey & this has nothing to do with other photographers but anyone that feels they are not producing what they want always seem to have an excuse to back up their failures. I have also found embracing your failures is the key to success. When I dont fail at something I typically dont improve it as far as I would have if I completely messed up. Didn't get it right the first time. Do it again & again & again until that lightbulb goes on.

But wait a minute? Kids, a plastic piece of material and some water helped produce some of my favorite photos? All I had to do was lay on my stomach, get a little dirty, set my camera to speed priority mode and time my shots. I barely even touched the photos in post.

Too easy? or just right? Turns out just being willing to get as low as you need to for eye level shots is half the battle.

My mini post morphed into something else but hey what can you do. ??? Someone just said shorten it. =)

I hope everyone is well, I miss seeing everyones posts from your adventures.

Best wishes to you all!

~Carl~

Palm Trees and Warped Structures

The first photo is a palm tree I saw from across the street and was almost ran over by a seasonal Palm Beach transplant who did not stop for the light. It is by far my favorite palm tree I have ever captured. So I wanted to share.

The second is a building I jumped out of my truck at a stop light to shoot yesterday and for some reason I feel the lines are not correct. I am having issues critiquing it myself. There is something seriously bothering me about the way the building is bowing. I shot it with a 16-35mm at I believe 18mm. I do feel it is over saturated but I am more worried about the strength of the lines and bowing. Maybe someone has some advise for me. I did the best I could manually straightening the lines within lightroom but cant seem to get it right in my head. ---- I am looking at the relationship between the Line of the left side of the building, the street lamp and the top right of the building near the roof that is bending no matter what I do. Any thoughts or maybe a book to reference would be awesome.

Many thanks,

Carl