The light was nice this afternoon so I went photo hunting in La Candaleria, my neighbourhood here in Bogotá.
I thought this mural was gorgeous and would make for a great photo. So, I set my camera on manual mode and took the first two photos to test the exposure.
Men walk in front of a mural in Bogotá, Colombia, on Saturday, July 3, 2010. PERSONAL PORTFOLIO/Jean-Sebastien Marier
A mural in Bogotá, Colombia, on Saturday, July 3, 2010. PERSONAL PORTFOLIO/Jean-Sebastien Marier
I then started trying various compositions.
People walk in front of a mural in Bogotá, Colombia, on Saturday, July 3, 2010. PERSONAL PORTFOLIO/Jean-Sebastien Marier
People walk in front of a mural in Bogotá, Colombia, on Saturday, July 3, 2010. PERSONAL PORTFOLIO/Jean-Sebastien Marier
People walk in front of a mural in Bogotá, Colombia, on Saturday, July 3, 2010. PERSONAL PORTFOLIO/Jean-Sebastien Marier
Less than a minute after I started shooting, a young boy stopped in front of my camera and I had the feeling he would start posing for me.
A young boy poses for a picture in Bogotá, Colombia, on Saturday, July 3, 2010. PERSONAL PORTFOLIO/Jean-Sebastien Marier
A young boy poses for a picture in Bogotá, Colombia, on Saturday, July 3, 2010. PERSONAL PORTFOLIO/Jean-Sebastien Marier
A young boy poses for a picture in Bogotá, Colombia, on Saturday, July 3, 2010. PERSONAL PORTFOLIO/Jean-Sebastien Marier
A young boy poses for a picture in Bogotá, Colombia, on Saturday, July 3, 2010. PERSONAL PORTFOLIO/Jean-Sebastien Marier
I really like the last frame of this sequence. It needed very minimal post-processing. I added a bit of saturation and reduced the brightness.
Less than two minutes went by from the moment I spotted the mural and the moment I took the last photo. Sometimes, just waiting a few seconds pays off.
Cultural and Humanitarian photographer Karl Grobl also talks about the importance of shooting sequences in a recent post.
