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1.<\/strong> If you set out to have fun with your photography, that attitude will be reflected in your pictures. Canon EOS Digital Rebel, Canon 16-35mm lens @ 16mm.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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A photographer friend of mine recently had his first commercial assignment. Previously, he\u2019d shot editorials for magazines and newspapers. When he got the call for the commercial job, he told himself that he\u2019d do the best possible job for the client, working hard to get professional-looking pictures. He made it clear to me that he was very serious about the project.<\/p>\n
So off he went to the client. He was briefed on all the technical aspects of the project and potential subjects. After the deal was signed, the director of the project said two words to him that changed his entire outlook on the project \u2013 and the outcome of the pictures. Those words, he told me, were, \u201chave fun.\u201d That\u2019s exactly what he did. My friend had fun with the project, projecting a happy attitude while photographing each person. And sure enough, his attitude was reflected in the pictures, which the client loved.<\/p>\n
Your attitude can greatly affect how your pictures turn out. Put another way, so eloquently in a well-known photo expression: \u201cThe camera looks both ways; in picturing the subject, we are also picturing a part of ourselves.\u201d Keep that saying in mind and you\u2019ll get a higher percentage of, as we say in the world of professional photography, \u201ckeepers.\u201d<\/p>\n
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