Me a teatcher ? No way ! 😉 Not patient enough. Just enthusiatic photograph who likes to share thoughts on what I like the most. When I talk with people, they often ask me how do I see these situations, theses characters… As we aid, you only have to train your eyes to notice things. I’ve started a method called “Inspired Method” (linked to the website Ispired eye) and what they tell us is that you need to build a semi-conscious way of seeing things. Train your eyes to see shapes, light, patterns, textures. If your eyes are trained enough it will be almost automatic to see an interesting scenery. That doesn’t mean that you ‘ll get a “keeper” everytime, but you’ll notice things other won’t see. There’s no magic. As my motto : “The pictures are there and you just take them”
Concerning my thoughts on the lenght of a session, It doesn’t apply to everyone. That’s my way of doing things. I’ve always prefered working that way, even if I like to take my time when it’s possible. But my real problem is that I can be very lazy if I know that I have time (ask to my wife… :)). And it does apply to my photography. Anyway I keep in mind that photography is not about performance and bringing back good shots everytime. I’ll speak of this in a future blog ! 😉
Cheers John ! Wish you a nice week-end (sunny & windy here…)

As usual you present us with a superb selection of photographs. I like every single one of them, who couldn’t raise a smile at your sons beaming face. You’re correct of course, practice is needed to train the eye. No matter how long someone has been using a camera that applies, it’s easy to get rusty. I’m not sure if time is an issue, four hours or one hour…something either happens to catch your eye or it doesn’t. The only difference is that the trained and educated eye is going to see far more whatever length of time someone happens to be out shooting.