Ron Shoots

Shooting on location has many rewarding moments… in between being stuck in traffic jams. My good luck started at 7am when the security guards at the Air Force Memorial let me in an hour before opening to shoot the sunrise reflecting off the metal spires. The light was perfect for about an hour, then the skies clouded up.

Manifesting models…

Then this afternoon, at sunset, I was shooting at the Tidal Basin across from the Jefferson Memorial. Sometimes there’s a perfect scene that could only be more perfect with a model. I shot a few frames and started walking back to my truck. As I turned, a man was walking towards me. I commented on the sunset and he asked me if I was a photographer and could I shoot a photo of him. “Of course, not a problem” I responded. My model had appeared! So I was able to get a few more images. As we talked, I learned he was from Guinea, West Africa and had written a book of poetry, in French, about love and war and peace. He needed a photo of himself.