Happy Fall to all of you Northern Hemisphere people! And of course, happy Spring, if you live below the Equator. Either way, this time of year is largely about change: The change in sunlight, sun angle and day length, the colors you see outside, and of course, the way we approach our activities and adventures when we head outside to play and shoot photos. 

 

There's a cynical component to the change of seasons, and so it's always a good time for reflection and thinking about what we've done during previous cycles, the kinds of images we've shot in the past, and what we hope to do and photograph this during our present cycle and season.

 

We're transitioning into colder temperatures here in Alaska, and with the change of seasons, I'm experiencing my own transitions as well. Earlier this summer, I injured my shoulder, and so after two months of hoping that it would get better, I started physical therapy to help speed up the healing and get me back to full mobility. I'm actually excited about the process of taking an active role in my recover, and I look forward to seeing improvement. And I'm hopeful, not least of all, because my doctor has treated gold medal Olympians. 

 

 

I'm also seeing a cyclical transition in my creativity as well. As I showed you with last week's blog post, I've started bringing flash back into my photography and remembering how much even a simple setup can add to the workflow. In that way, I feel like I've come full circle, but with some big new leaps.

 

It's a pretty exciting time, because the technology has improved dramatically in the past 10 years, and we now have powerful and affordable radio triggering that we could only dream about back then.