The scene to my left as I was on the set of a TV advert.

A good rule of thumb


Spend any great length of time working as a professional photographer, and you learn quickly not to become too absorbed in your subject. Why? Because if you do you fail to look around and see what else might be happening. Yesterday is a case in point. On the set of a short film I had a specific job to do and it did require my concentrated attention, but I still found a moment to look 90 degrees to my left when I was struck by this wonderful light. I let go of my tripod mounted camera, pulled the X100 to my eye and tripped the shutter.

Then it was back to the main action.

The scene to my left as I was on the set of a TV advert.
The scene to my left as I was on the set of a TV advert. Photo: ยฉ Michael Cockerham 2011

One response to “A good rule of thumb”

  1. Mary & Mick avatar

    Lovely pic. Mick used to have hair like that!

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