Visual.Curiosity

I took a train down to Toronto yesterday for an old buddy’s wedding, and let me tell you, he was the last guy I thought would tie the knot. It blows my mind; either way congrats to the fellow.

Aside from this lovey dovey endeavour, I think I’ll start my day off with a stroll in the distillery district. Picked up “Where” magazine the Toronto edition and its pretty much identical to the Paris edition I freelanced for, but I ain’t no trendy go-getter so no big whoop for me. Hmmm….now that I think of it, I’m staying in the distillery district; apparently it’s a happening place and I’m ready to stroll among the dog walkers…Hmmmmm, no it is not true, it’s just a big coincidence….a very big coincidence

Sometimes you need to warm up those muscles before you hit the basketball court or football field; it’s a common approach to reassure your timing and mental state. A method required to feel confident physically and pyschologically before the game. My approach to photography is quite similar; I need to warm myself up. I need to walk and feel my surroundings, eye possible points of interest, experiment with the light situation, circle the vicinity, and jump on whatever sparks my eye.

All these factors help get the blood flowing and preps the brain for the possible zone factor. Once you reach zone-like conditions nobody can touch you. You’ll be firing on all cylinders, seeing things you never saw, shooting angles that you never thought possible, and doing things you never thought you would do.
Reminds me of my basketball days when I once made an unbelievable dish to that beast of a swinging forward in Tache Hall, even I was amazed. Suddenly a split second decision felt like 5 seconds of slow motion, and that my friends in any sport, is an eternity.

Unfortunately for me, my basketball days are over and that zone like state is not attainable with a flick of a switch. With practice you build consistency, but what I like to call “zone-like photographing” happens only…well…when it happens.