Accidental Photo Exercise

Being autumn in Winnipeg at the moment I really wanted to go out and grab some of the amazing colours that I drive by everyday. Seeing how the sunsets a few hours after work these days, there wasn’t much time.

Adam Carroll and I set out to take some photos near the Red river’s edge. However while rushing out the door it wasn’t until we climbed down to the waters edge that I realized I forgot something rather important at home. While I did remember all my lenses, flashes, mics, pocket wizards and micro-fibre cloths I forgot to grab my camera!

Luckily Adam isn’t nearly as bone headed as me and remembered his camera, while this would seem like a major setback, it proved rather beneficial and thought provoking. Instead of just going and snapping in a rather quick fashion, I was forced to wait and make mental notes of shots I later wanted to shoot when it was my turn to use the one camera. It was a really fun experiment and I’m sure I noticed things I might of missed. The next time you go out shooting with a friend I challenge you to bring one camera to share instead, see how it works out for you, it’s something I’ll be sure to do in the future, though probably with my 5D Mark II vs using a 60D

- Luc