As someone who is often either in front of the camera or on stage, I don't have to think about angles, lightning, props, subtle expressions and interactions. My job is to do what I was asked to do, which is often to read a script, sing, act, or present.
This happened during the early days of my Son 1's enrolment into an Art School - his lecturers asked him to do stuff that I never would have imagined myself or him doing - like taking up photography or dressing up an apple or posing in front of our own cameras as drawing references.
But it is often during these instances that you learn something new, right? And sometimes, when I am doing up a podcast, I would notice my diction and speech; other times, when I am doing a video, I would have to focus a little on lighting; and my pictures took on a different take.
Starting with a small one, this was taken in an office building I used to work in. There was a thunderstorm outside and the rain simply came all the way into the building and our floor. During I was thinking to myself, "How do I take a picture that is different from what I would usually do, which was to just stand there and take a picture of the rain?"
Based on the simple things I've learned while working together with my son on his photography project, this was the result.
FYI, I was almost lying on the floor with the smartphone camera almost at chin level.
The creative process is a complicated but intricate one, same with marketing, advertising, and sales. But I will just explain this one today and come up with something else another day.
Have a wonderful day ahead!
XOXO,
Marsha
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