May 28, 2009

Don't Go There

I took a nighttime photography class last night. This is just a little guard station and a 'Do Not Enter" sign across the street -- I zoomed during the long exposure, stopping several times along the way.

The class was fun, but not quite the locations that I expected when I registered. Since it was in Montrose, I think I was looking for more of a hip artsy type street with bars, pedestrians, quaint signs and neon. Instead we worked with a beautiful fountain, a city skyline and the bats flying out of the Waugh Street bridge. All still good, and coordinated by a wonderfully patient and practical instructor, Kathy Adams Clark. Kathy offers all sorts of photography classes through Leisure Learning here in Houston. This was my second of her classes, and I would recommend her to anyone.

Even though I didn't come out with the images I envisioned, we still had an opportunity to play with different techniques, and that was why I took the class in the first place.

Shooting with a dozen other people is fun and a great way to make new friends, but navigating around 12 tripods is just a little limiting for my taste. I think next time, I'd like to just go with two or three other shooters for this type of activity.

"You don't need endless time and perfect conditions. Do it now. Do it today. Do it for twenty minutes and watch your heart start beating." -- Barbara Sher, career and lifestyle coach

May 28, 2009

Don't Go There

I took a nighttime photography class last night. This is just a little guard station and a 'Do Not Enter" sign across the street -- I zoomed during the long exposure, stopping several times along the way.

The class was fun, but not quite the locations that I expected when I registered. Since it was in Montrose, I think I was looking for more of a hip artsy type street with bars, pedestrians, quaint signs and neon. Instead we worked with a beautiful fountain, a city skyline and the bats flying out of the Waugh Street bridge. All still good, and coordinated by a wonderfully patient and practical instructor, Kathy Adams Clark. Kathy offers all sorts of photography classes through Leisure Learning here in Houston. This was my second of her classes, and I would recommend her to anyone.

Even though I didn't come out with the images I envisioned, we still had an opportunity to play with different techniques, and that was why I took the class in the first place.

Shooting with a dozen other people is fun and a great way to make new friends, but navigating around 12 tripods is just a little limiting for my taste. I think next time, I'd like to just go with two or three other shooters for this type of activity.

"You don't need endless time and perfect conditions. Do it now. Do it today. Do it for twenty minutes and watch your heart start beating." -- Barbara Sher, career and lifestyle coach