Wet Outside
“It’s cold outside.”
“It’s raining and I don’t want to get the camera wet”
“I didn’t have time.”
The world is filled with excuses. I teach photography to high school students and I hear excuses every day. I am amazed that I hear these same excuses occasionally from “Professional” photographers as well. This is one area that needs to be corrected if we are truly going to find success.
I have learned that changing an excuse into an opportunity is simply a change of mindset. When it is raining outside I find the opportunity to create images that I cannot get when it is dry and sunny. Protecting the camera is a simple thing. It can be done with a garbage bag! When it is cold and snowy, put on a coat and gloves! There are photographs to be made that those lazy photographers will never even see, except when they view yours!
In the photograph above, for instance, a thunderstorm caught me off guard and I retreated to the truck. While waiting for it to pass I continued searching for a photo opportunity. I found this just before the sun broke through at the end of the storm. I know it is not a masterpiece, but it was a great exercise in looking for images, and it made me aware that no matter where we are or what the weather is, there is always photos waiting to be created.
Be looking for opportunities at all times. I guarantee it will make a difference.
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