Grab shots and intention

Unless a photographer is shooting in a studio or has otherwise set the stage for a shot, much of what is done I would describe as a "grab" shot or shooting on the run.  This does not at all mean that there is no planning nor intention in what you do.  Photojournalists and serious photographers, by virtue of moving to and within a certain place at a certain time, declare their intention to create an image.  Then the movement of the universe takes over and you work it or it works you - weather, personalities, gravity and physics, coordination  - all come in to play during that moment when you release the shutter.

Some shots are more intentional than others.  As an example, the photograph below was taken yesterday afternoon as my husband was driving and I was watching the Pacheco Canyon fire literally explode and grow before my eyes.  I kept shooting, and of course, buildings, power lines, road signs and assorted detritus on the window all became part of the image - a powerful but sobering moment in time.  A grab shot.

However, within the context of a wedding, there are also moments that are more classic but yet not something a photographer originally planned to do.  It just presents itself in the most lovely way.  This is one of those exceptional moments.

This is the sort of image that is both humbling and thrilling.

Keep safe.

until next Monday,

DB

a passion for the image