A recent assignment led me to the top of Winchester hoping to capture her transition from day to night. This transition is often called dusk or twilight and it's a great time to capture subjects at night without it actually being completely dark. I have come to love moving out of my comfort zones for assignments or new location shoots because it seems that every time I do, I capture something amazing like Historic Winchester starting up her nightlife.
Winchester, VA
Here are some examples of going against the rule of don't shoot in the middle of a sunny day because of the harsh lighting. This shoot took me out of my comfort zone but also made me more confident about shoots that will be timed with mid-day because of what I captured the first time. Sometimes you have to shoot during the middle of the day and that's when you find shade and get creative.
Here's another shoot that was going to start around the middle of a sunny day because of location travelling. I wasn't worried since I had already been taken out of my comfort zone once before and was confident in capturing the best images possible. The silhouette was spontaneous and possible since it was very sunny outside of the covered bridge.
I find myself wondering why we have comfort zones and why I wasn't comfortable at new locations and I suspect it's just the perfectionist in me that drives me to capture the best images and hoping that all the best poses and lighting reveal themselves to me. What I've discovered is that when we're pushed out of our comfort zones, we don't hope for the best poses or lighting, we make them happen while sprinkling creativity throughout the project.
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