“By Herself, Never Alone” – 1/400 f/4.8 ISO 560 98mm Handheld
We parked at the playground and the kids ran away from the car, toward the fun. I stayed behind for a few seconds, as I do, selecting my lens, blowing away what little dust was visible. The 300mm is always a pleasure as I prefer to keep distance. While the world expects posed portraits, I despise them. No, a captured moment, unstaged and unscripted, is what keeps me going. The afternoon sun was low and the shadows were long. I did something that was so unnatural for me yet, once it was done, so liberating. I freed myself from exposure control for the first time in a long time. With my aperture and shutter locked into place, I did what they tell you never to do. I turned on auto ISO.
Knowing that my images would be sharp, albeit noisy, allowed me to use my full attention for the most creative part of photography: camera position and composition. It was great fun. So, the lesson learned this weekend? Don’t be so afraid of noise that you become a slave of ISO.
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