Photography When Life Gets in the Way

Photography can be an unforgiving thing. When you are dependent on the light, the time of day, the weather, and more, life getting in the way even in the slightest can derail your plans. What do you do? This great video follows a photographer as he heads out to shoot with his young son in tow and discusses that tricky balance. 

Coming to you from James Popsys, this fantastic video follows him as he takes his young son out on a photo hike and discusses the challenge of pursuing images while juggling a busy life. It can absolutely be difficult to get out at the right times when you have a family or a busy professional life elsewhere. A lot of the time, this means redefining your relationship to the hobby. Like Popsys, maybe you bring your child along, or perhaps you set aside specific times when you can get out and do more preplanning to ensure you can be as efficient as possible when you do have the time to shoot. Or, maybe you simply carry your camera with you more often so you can be ready whenever an opportunity comes up. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Popsys. 

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Alex Cooke is a Cleveland-based portrait, events, and landscape photographer. He holds an M.S. in Applied Mathematics and a doctorate in Music Composition. He is also an avid equestrian.

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