Are you a patient person, able to delay gratification for the sake of something bigger and better down the road? Do you think you could wait two years to get the exact photo you wanted? This awesome video follows a photographer on the quest to make an image that took two years of careful planning and waiting for just the right moment.
Coming to you from Nigel Danson, this interesting video follows him as he discusses an image that took him two years to create. I really appreciated two things about this video. First, in a culture that is very much about fast turnarounds and instant gratification, to see someone devote so much time, energy, and patience to a single image is both admirable and highly refreshing. Second, it really highlights the importance of previsualizing images and understanding how to plan to get them. Instead of waiting and hoping for a good shot, Danson knew in his head the exact photo he wanted to take, and he used every tool at his disposal to carefully figure out how the conditions needed to come together and to then monitor them until they did. And I think his work and patience were well worth the effort. Check out the video above to see how it was done.