Da Goddess

…not to take so many damn photos. Seriously? I took way too many on Friday and am still in the process of editing them. I did, however, sleep through most of yesterday. Yes, I missed the Superbowl and the commercials and everything surrounding that GIANT EVENT. I wasn’t horribly invested in either team, so really, what did I miss? Those commercials will eventually air when I can see them, too, so my guess is that I missed two teams playing football and that was about it.

Back to me, ‘cuz it’s all about me. My photography. Did I overshoot? Yep. A bit. But in a low light situation, with moving subjects, and the potential for some special moment to occur, that’s what you do. Oh sure, there are photographers out there who don’t shoot this way and would lecture me nine ways ’til Sunday about my methods, but this is what I do and I would rather do it this way than shoot less and miss The Shot. It’s digital. I’m not breaking the bank with film and developing costs. Plus, I am fully aware of what I’m in for with editing while I’m shooting.

That said, I do need to learn a bit of restraint and shoot less. In general, I mean. Because life does happen while I’m sitting here editing.

Still…

I laughed long and hard when I got this email:

• 4 GB of memory lasts most people a month but barely lasts you the afternoon. I have yet to completely fill the 4GB card, but I got really, really close a couple times.
• You know what aperture-priority means. Duh.
• You delete more photos in a week than most people make all year. Guilty guilty guilty!
• You need just one more lens. Did I tell you I want the Lensbaby Composer? I do, very much. And I was given money precisely for this purchase. I just need to find someone capable of buying it for me online so I don’t have to pay shipping or tax.
• You’ve crawled on the ground to get a shot of something rusty. That started when I was young and only hasn’t happened lately because of my back. But in a nutshell, yeah.
• Your camera equipment is worth more than your car. What car?
• No one else brings a camera to an event if they know you’re coming. Totally true! Except big family things. Then we have several.
• Your family doesn’t recognize you without a camera covering your face. My son once remarked, “wow! You have two eyes. TWO!”
• You have thousands of pictures and you’re not in any of them. I like it that way.
• You’ve been up before dawn or out in the freezing cold or even done something semi-dangerous… all for a photograph. The point being??
• Your friends ask you to shoot a family Christmas portrait for them as a favor. Yep.
• You wish your camera equipment cost less so that your insurance would cost less. Uh, um, insurance? Get back to me on that one in two years.
• You put your digital film wallet in your pants pocket in the morning even before your car keys. Don’t need to with the 8GB card. I’m sure someday I’ll be that way. Oh wait, with my old camera? I had several cards, so, yes.
• You have enough camera bags in your closet to pack up your entire house. I have three. Only three camera bags. But many other bags large enough to fit extra gear if needed, so I guess that’s a “true”.
• You choose airlines based on carry on baggage allowance. I’ve totally done this. NEVER pack gear in anything you can’t carry on the plane unless you’ve been hired to shoot the Olympics and you have to bring 30 lenses and multiple camera backs.
• PS8 is a software program and not a school you attended as a child. Not that we have PS anything (school-related) out here, but I do remember PS6, 7, and 8. And I’ve since moved on to PSP X2, thankyouverymuch.
• Your family cringes every time you say, “I’ll be right there, I just need to take a couple shots of this.” They groan, too. And not just family. Non-photo friends do the same.

I can see the end of editing this batch. It’s looming on the near horizon. God, give me the strength to reach it!