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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-30-2019, 01:59 PM
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I photograph a lot of non-profit events, fund raisers and occasionally a magazine piece in conjunction with my social activist writer friend. My workhorse combo is my K-3ii w/ 16mm to 85mm lens with the K70 wearing something complimentary, usually the 55mm-300mm PLM WR. One day last summer I decided to go downtown with just my #2 camera, the K70, and my least used lens, the Sigma 10mm-20mm f3.5. I just got downtown when I got a call from my friend. There was a Moms Demand Action March in the West End. She was gonna LIVEcast it on her Take It From Tara page and I said I’d meet her there.
There was an art display, a big cook out and lot of community going on. There were 200 people with their cell phones out and five professional looking shooters dripping Nikons. I figured “stock” shots of righteously and rightfully angry Mothers and kids marching in protest would be taken by the thousands and I took my share while looking for scenes I could exploit with the benefits of UWA POV like the sign on the table and the orange shirted protesters in the background. (For reasons I don’t understand my friend prefers photos cropped square for her social media posts.)
Then while wandering around I saw a woman giving a massage to another woman and asked to photograph their hands. I was reluctant to get too into their personal space and got the top photo. When I got home I decided to see if I could make something more of that photo. After extensive cropping and ‘shopping I ended up with just the hands and I was amazed at how much detail was retained. The Sigma 10mm-20mm really impressed me. This photo is one of my most liked and when I say it was taken at an anti-gun violence rally people surmise there is a much more poignant story of comforting being depicted than just a massage.
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