Preparation for the feast

 For every great meal there was a great preparatory work to bring it to fruition.  In fact often time the grace and simplicity of the dishes  only under great observation do you realize the care and the  effort that went to making it a reality.  Likewise in photography the final presented product  is the final step of  sometimes a long series of  steps to make the final presented photograph   arrive in the thoughts and minds of its viewers.

What does this mean,
 this means to me deciding before you even grab your  camera what it is you hope to capture.  It means deciding which camera  will deliver the best opportunity to reach your goal. It states that choosing your lenses is not just about can you see the object. but is it the most flattering? Focal Length, and shutter speed and ISO are key ingredients in  fabricating a image capture.  Then comes the cooking in post production to make sure the  high notes are preserved and the unwanted elements  removed.  and the presentation on paper, web, tablet serve as a dish to make your content palatable and eye catching.

 Why do I enumerate these things? Because  no chef would think that he could skip any of these steps and arrive a great meal so how can we as photo presenters believe we could do the same.  I am  working through some things right now photographically and it helps to understand the steps because that  can help illuminate a glaring hole in your workflow that needs to be addressesed before you can serve up that wonderful shot for the world to feast their eyes on.