“Luck favors the prepared mind.” – Louis Pasteur
Luck requires hard work. You can increase your chances of finding that lucky moment by bringing mindful, observant and ready.
Luck hates fumbling with settings. Luck is not a fan of tripods. Luck rarely appears at high noon. You can’t schedule lucky moments.
Luck can be made to happen.
In hindsight, lucky moments were easy. The longer your work at something, the more luck comes along, especially when looking back on a decades old portfolio.
Luck favors photographers who get up early, carry their camera at all times, pass on dinner for sunsets, return to a place time and again and are always looking for something interesting.
This photograph of a classic 1957 Chevy Bel Air two-tone vintage car was totally lucky. We had gone over to the beach to take some family photographs at sunset. The no-see-ums and mosquitos started to eat us alive so we headed back to the car only to discover this beautiful vintage car that pulled right up to the beach. I quickly composed a few shots before the owner turned the bend. I had only about 30 seconds to get everyone out of the shot, compose and shoot. I offer several versions of these photographs as prints.