Getting in the zone……..

I arrived in Seattle Saturday afternoon late and Jack picked m up at the airport!  This is one of Jack’s workshops and this is his home turf, so there was much to do so that I could get up to speed before our folks arrive Wednesday.  My luggage mixed my flight so the first day was spent reviewing the maps for both workshops and discussing a plan. later the next day my suit case arrived and Jack and I could get packed and organized to leave for Portland today.  Our first workshop is in the Columbia River Gorge, the water/waterfall capital of America!  We arrived today and spent the next 8 hours scooting all the falls, streams, and lake views fro our major shooting locations.  Tomorrow we will scout out the Portland Gardens, and make final preparations for the students arrival Wednesday.

the first thing I try to do when I arrive at a location is to start to try and slow down and get in the zone!  Getting int he zone, at least by my definition, is starting to see things photographically.  I started looking for things to compose while still at Jack’s house just  outside of Seattle, and it continued down here today.  Zoning is getting back in touch with seeing the world through the frame of reference of your viewfinder!  This is what i’ve see so far!

The first part of the zone for me is seeing common objects fin a purely graphic way and then try to decide how to best compose them.  More to come!

Blessings,

the pilgrim