In a long series of small moves you can see how this image, Flirty Bantam, went from something pretty plain in a pretty messy and bleak location. I was shooting through the bars of the birds cage with my iPhone. When I looked back at what I had captured what inspired me about this charming bird was his attitude, his bravado. And I loved his profile body stance with his head tuned directly my way. Finally, the capper– his intense and steady gaze. Sold! I knew he had to be immortalized.
This kind of image transformation is being able to see beyond the obvious. It’s about taking a few steps forward in the minds eye to conceive of a new realm of possibility for the image you are working with. Sometimes it takes courage to imagine something new, elevated, different. In my experience the minds eye never lies. It’s tough to capture what the minds eye may reveal in the form of a vision or a brief insight perhaps and it may take a bit of practice. But if you’re open to it it is always a great guide into what can come next. It has many many times led me to just the right place– or at the very least just the right starting point.
Thoughts? Comments?
Watch The Making of Flirty Bantam HERE.
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Nice!!!
Awesome! ‘Twas a pleasure writing for this 🙂