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A former client came to me last week and asked if I would do a shot of downtown Clearwater for him to use on his upcoming website. A skyline type of shot with streets and buildings that depicted the lifestyle of downtown. So... we headed for Clearwater, and hit every major street corner, and some not so major, to see what the best angle would be to get a good shot. Well, needless to say there wasn't one... with the array of buildings in Clearwater, some short, some tall, some VERY tall, it just wasn't happening. As we looked around and tried some different angles, I decided the best way to do this shot was to get up high. I could have shot from the top of the causeway bridge going over to the beach, but I've done that shot before and although it captures some of the city... I didn't think it would give me enough content for my client.
I decided to try a shot from the corner of Cleveland and Ft. Harrison... I pulled out the tripod, set the camera and waited for passerby's so I could try to capture the image without too much obstruction that I might have to remove later in post editing. As soon as I was set, and ready to grab a shot, I noticed a friend of mine coming down Cleveland Street to my left. We said our “Hi's” and she proceed to pitch me on an Art's Festival that was happening the first weekend in February, that she would like me to participate in. After all was said about that subject and I agreed it was a good idea, I told her about the shot I was trying to get at the moment. Sylvia is the local painter in town and the owner of Dewall's Painting Company, so she knows a lot of people with VERY tall buildings! She mentioned the building she was working on and said she could probably get me up to the roof! Perfect! She made a few phone calls and viola! A few days later and I'm walking around on a roof top 11 stories off the ground!
Now... anyone who knows me well, also knows how afraid of heights I am... so for me to get up there was a bit freaky, but very exciting at the same time! Not only was I going to get the shot I was looking for, but I was going to get some other cool images as well! I spent about 30 "light-headed" minutes on the roof, and captured every angle I could of downtown Clearwater. When we got back to the parking lot we were saying our good byes to Sylvia (she and her crew were working on the back side of the building), I mentioned how cool it would be to come back sometime and get some night shots. She got on her phone and hooked me up right then and there! A few hours later I was back on the roof in the pitch dark (with only city lights illuminating the scene), it was perfect! Again.... I shot all angles of downtown, and came up with some pretty nice stuff!
So, in closing I would like to remind you... sometimes it's not only what you know... it's who you know!
Love, Laughs, and Photographs,
Wendy
All images captured with the Olympus E500 on Lexar digital media.
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