What else do you shoot?

Just curious if any of you dive into other areas of photography besides landscapes. I appreciate those that do one thing really well but I get bored easily so spend a decent amount of time with the macro and flora. Next most often would be fauna with the 100-400.

So what about you guys? I know some of the pros make their living at completely different stuff.

Well, actually... I am a macro specialist who takes a break from the bugs by shooting landscapes

Paul, interesting you should ask. I began a "Daily Pic" project on my blog last October. I wanted to give something like that a try and see where it went. It has been one of the best things I have done for growing in thoughts and ideas when it comes to my photography. I have shot everything from dishes in my kitchen sink to closeups of our dog to older parts of the city I live, and always macros of just about anything. Today's pic is a macro of some rusty bolt heads on a bridge railing. I have to say I love doing it. My heart is truly in nature photography but since I have started practicing my craft daily it has opened my eyes to how fun all photography can be.

I carry around a Nikon P80 at the present as my pocket point and shoot. I would recommend anyone who wants to grow or just have fun on a regular basis carry a camera everywhere. You know let your hair down so to speak and forget about the absolute perfection of fine art photography and just shoot because you love too.

Now, I don't believe there is anything that I wouldn't take a picture of and find a way to enjoy it. When there is no pressure to preform everything is a blast to shoot.

I shoot macro (well, JUST purchased a macro, but routinely shoot flowers/amphibians/bugs), birds (not much else around in the winter) as well as mammals. Don't have a landscape lens, and where I live very little of it is undisturbed but perhaps my future will lead me down that path.

- Luke

It's a constantly evolving thing, though I've always shot birds. Several years ago, I shot mostly macro and no landscapes. I didn't even own a wide-angle lens. Now I shoot landscape and not a lot of macro. The landscapes typically include the hand of man, and I have drifted more and more towards cityscapes and urban seascapes. Lately, as kind of macro cityscapes, I've been shifting into architectural photography. I recently bought some portable off-camera lighting gear as a move into interiors. I've even tried my hand at beach portraits and children. I still shoot birds, too.

I used to think of myself as a only nature photographer, but now my scope is broader than that. It's a long winding road, and I'm enjoying the journey.

Paul, you probably have seen my flora posts over in that forum, and I have commented on yours. I enjoy flowers for the great color most have. I especially like shooting wildflowers. I don't have big glass to shoot fauna, so my focus is not in that direction. Occasionally I will delve into macro as well. I also really enjoy shooting my grandson playing Lacrosse, and the other grandchildren in candid moments as well as portraits. Heck, once in awhile, I'll even shoot some manmade things if they pique my interest.

After landscape, I love to shoot macro........ not flowers or bugs, but nature abstracts.

I like to shoot everything that's outside of my four walls. It's mostly "landscape" but I also like macros, fauna and flora. As for fauna and flora it mostly is my lack of knowledge about the topics that prevent me from doing it more often. How boring is it to sit and wait for a nice blue/yellow bird with orange eyes if you even don't know if one exists or if it lives anywhere near you. Is it very useful to shoot a flower and then post/sell it with the title "Some Flower" - not very much so.
Basically I like to handle my camera and work on the images. I sometimes shoot concerts of my friends, which I like a lot because of the crazy lighting and expressions. I did some portrait shootings too, but that became a little too time consuming for me. Product shooting would be interesting but is impossible because of the lack of equipment and space.
As most of us I just love handling my camera and the excitement about the results I get.

After a long, snowy, cold winter, I enjoy shooting the spring flowers. The colors are a nice break from five months of white.

Ive been doing more Photo Art lately, and the plans i have will require me to take pictures of just about everything, from wildlife to still life material--id even like to get into some portrait work. my biggest dilemma is deciding whether to concentrate on one or the other, the two things dont mix very well unfortunately.

After landscape photography children and wedding photography are my main photo subjects. Tristan

I probably shoot 95% landscapes but, if the opportunity presents itself, I'll shoot animals every now and then. I've been thinking about shooting macro since I'm inspired by Mike Moats' images, but I've yet to buy a macro lens.

Our professional shooting is really diverse, with a fair description in my staff profile here. I feed off the challenge of delivering the goods in tough circumstances.

Subtract the immediate client from the equation and I shoot speculatively in two "threads"--- for the known needs of established clients, and to garner new clients. For example, last spring I shot windmills in the Columbia Gorge, and by summer had used the photos to stimulate two major industrial contracts for companies installing windmills. I'm currently negotiating two contracts for this coming summer based on speculative shooting from three years ago.

Subtract any prospect of clients, turn me loose without obligations, and I shoot mostly M&N and ESS, with forays into fauna, macro and avian as opportunities surface.

My day job involves model, product, and fashion photography. ( Clothing, NFL apparel, make up, Jewelry, Furniture, Tractors, Appliances, Bikini's, etc.)

High end copy work as well. (Large Format digital imaging of expensive pieces of art like paintings and such)

My hobby, besides traveling, red wine, and body building, is landscape and macro. I do do (lol) side gigs of kids sports and portraits, but not as much as I use to.

I shoot roughly 95% landscapes, 4.9% macro/close-up and 0.1% everything else.

That's when I'm shooting anything at all; I haven't clicked the shutter in almost four months now as my personal photo funk ever deepens. We're supposed to get a major snowstorm this weekend so maybe I'll use it as an excuse to finally emerge from this rut.

Hey Kerry,

Sorry to hear about the funk, and I'll offer some unsolicited advice: Self-assignments. Shooting ANYTHING breaks my funks, but unless I start shooting again, I don't get moving. My latest self-assignment? Shoot 5 different fire hydrants.

I'ts been all landscapes so far but the Sigma 150mm 2.8 macro is on its way, should be here tomorrow. I'll use it mostly on flora, bugs and any other natural stuff that piques my interest. Good topic.

Anything in nature. Some other stuff to boost my creativity.

Hank, thanks for the suggestion. I'm going to ponder it as I really have to do something to get myself going. And, you're absolutely right--at this point it's almost certainly more important that I shoot anything at all just to snap the inertia that's overwhelmed everything at this point. I hereby pledge to have interrupted the string by the end of this weekend at the very latest.

Good Kerry. And have a ball while you're at it.

I had more fun than I planned with the hydrants. A stray dog was wandering through the area doing his "dog" thing here and there, and I decided my photos wouldn't be complete without a dog at a hydrant. I followed that fool dog for an hour, and he never once approached a hydrant!!! A friend spotted me stalking the dog, and the fun started there!

Luke, for years my primary landscape lens WAS my 180 macro! On occasion, I would wonder what those other thingies in the camera bag were...

My bread and butter is weddings, portraits, and corporate/commercial work but nature photography is what I love most. If you look at my wedding and portrait work on my website you will see that landscape photography has a major influence on it. My goal is to eventually do minimal wedding and corporate work and do mostly portrait and nature photography.

aside from landscapes ... portraits, usually 'spontaneous' and some 'street' photography. really, almost anything - i carry a camera 90% of the time and will photograph whatever catches my eye!

i carry a camera 90% of the time and will photograph whatever catches my eye!

That's a really good point. I shoot a lot more now that I bought a tiny pocket camera for <$150. No manual controls, but it weighs nothing. Image quality is surprisingly good. I prefer the control of a mainline camera, but bulk and weight say that the big gear doesn't leave home nearly as often. ANY camera is better than no camera when opportunities arise.

I also shoot old barns and buildings, and have lately taken a fancy to windows and doors; especially those that have interesting color schemes.

--P

Clay pigeons

I have a love of the macro floral world that blends nicely with the landscape world. If the subject at hand, or especially the light, are not condusive to a good shoot I often save the day by rerigging with my macro gear and having a ball.
Tim

I have a little flair for shooting aircraft mostly warbirds. prop jobs. I'm lucky enough to live close by to Chino which has a major warbird airshow every year.

Paul

I try a little of everything from avian to macro. I also do wedding photography as a weekend job and really enjoy that as well

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