Two years ago and a few weeks before the pandemic I went to London to take part in a workshop with the British artist and photographer Mark Fearnley. We were a small group of photo enthusiasts, improving our skills, especially in seeing a location or scene.
We started under the Blackfriars Bridge.
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Next location was the famous Tate Modern.
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Even shooting on the rooftop was interesting.
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What I’ve learned this day was the difference of “fishing” and “hunting”. Usually I’m a hunter, trying to get multiple shots on multiple locations. Mark told us to be more like a fisherman, staying on a location, waiting for a subject and take multiple shots.
We went further to Borough market, to practice fishing.
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After that we practiced some architectural and abstract compositions.
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Final location was the London Bridge station, again for “fishing”.
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After the 5 hour workshop I meet a friend at Tate modern, strolled around the city and took a few more pictures.
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I was overwhelmed and very impressed by the city of London.
My conclusion: Spend more money on memories, not on gear.