WOAH!!! What a weekend!! It came and went with days of temperatures above 22 Degrees Celsius!, 28 on Sunday :) . I want to give a big shout out to Global warming if your reading! awesome stuff.
It was like a mini taste of summer, a reminder that winter is coming to an end and Summer is fast approaching. Summer for most means surf, sand and sun. But what does it mean for photographers? The light gets harder and brighter, not so good for people and portraits....lots of time spent in the sand, not so good for your camera......more time spent in the water, EVEN WORSE for your camera!! Summer doesn't sound like fun for photographers when you look at it like that. But whats good about summer for photography?? Colours become more vibrant, surfaces become more illuminated and of course, the Shadows!!!! deep dark and totally black! just the way I like it!
So over the weekend, I broke out of my winter wonderland shooting and began getting used to summer shooting! a stroll along the beach camera in hand on a warm weekend afternoon does wonders for the soul. But in the harsh light what to shoot? Well I went looking for shapes, patterns, textures and lines. Colours are great when the sun is out and anything in full Sun light will show you its full brilliance of colour.
Look for lines that lead into or away from shadows, take time to compose interesting shots, try adding a few different interesting features, not to many to cause distraction, but rather one dominant feature then let the others compliment it rather then compete with it. Then take everything away, leave one feature on its own, standing alone demanding attention in its simplicity.
This is where your creative eye can really grow, taking inanimate objects and creating an interesting picture from them, using lines, textures, shapes and shadows.
Enjoy!
