The ground's a bit wet from the recent rains, we're shooting in between storm systems, there's more people around than expected, folks are taking advantage of the one sunny day to get a bit of hiking in.
We ignore the couple taking product shots on a rock, but I can't seem to find my way into a creative space, it all feels rote, feels like every step I take is into a footprint I've already made.
As a practical matter, I'd left my heavy medium format camera at home, instead electing to bring two far smaller, far lighter cameras.
Ends up saving the day. I switch from my Canon to my little Sony, start taking the weirdest shots I can, silly angles, lifting it high above me, dropping it way low, near my ankles, and soon the ideas are coming again. Nothing crazy, I've yet to access that truly unique space, but shots I'm digging, we're having fun.
Had no idea I'd gotten this shot until I returned home. Jada is ordinarily so controlled, even when expressing joy, this bit of surprise on her face, even after the several years of shooting her, is an expression I'd never seen on her, before. Solid gold.
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