Are you a robot or a ballhead?

What are your composing habits?

I want to point you to an older article I wrote in 2022. It is about visual strategy. Not many readers back then, so I guess most of you missed it. It is still relevant and has something to do with today's newsletter.

Read the article Do you have a visual strategy?

In my pursuit of understanding the inner workings of photographers, I've conducted polls and interviews to peel back the layers of their creative processes. In a recent poll, I delved into the age-old debate of viewfinder versus screen shooting. An impressive 84% voted for the viewfinder experience.

Let's extend this curiosity to another aspect:

"How do you compose?"

Imagine: your eye is fixed on the viewfinder, but the magic lies in the way you handle the camera.

Is it a smooth dance, circling until the perfect shot is revealed?

Or perhaps a more staccato rhythm, jerking the camera up, down, left and right in a robotic compositional burst?

Share your preferred way of working on this photographic choreography.

Photos by rocknrol…