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Hi.
You probably know me as the photo editor of the DN. I don’t usually get out and shoot too much anymore unless it’s a sporting event. That’s going to change. I realized a few weeks ago that not shooting regularly, even if it’s just shots of friends, is bad. I got really wrapped up in shooting sports, and to be honest, that’s not the way a photographer should work.
This is an outtake from a wildart shoot last week. None of my staff was around because they were studying for tests or other college things, so I went out and tried to find something visually appealing for the paper.
It was nice weather, people would be out, right? No. It was a blindingly sunny Sunday, but there was not a soul to be seen.
I drifted to the Haymarket, yes, it is cliche, but I was desperate. I sat down on the curb and was about to give up when I noticed this scene. They light was coming through this canyon created by the Harris overpass and the building on the left. After a few minutes of shooting passing cars, a cyclist sped toward my location. I held steady and waited, but as the cyclist past, a car going to opposite way passed me at the exact same time.
I started to think the photo gods were working against me when I heard the buzzing of this moped. Though it’s an outtake, I like it. It’s something I can be proud of.
The main thing to understand when you’re a photographer is that if you aren’t in a slump from time to time, you’re doing something wrong.
Embrace it, then move on and figure out how to get out.
