Do you ever rush your content creation?
That is often the case for me. For example, this evening I used the Goldenhour app to know at exactly what time both the golden hour and blue hour were going to be. This app also mentions whether there is a good chance of getting a great photo or not, depending on various factors, such as the presence of clouds, breeze, clear skies or overcast.
Looking at the app with my iPhone in hand, it told me that golden hour was going to start in ten minutes and that the chance of capturing a great photo was not that good. Despite this, I still ran out the door with my camera equipment in tow hoping to get a decent self-portrait photo to post here on Instagram.
Once on location (a local park near my house), the light started to disappear rather fast. That forced me to use my 50mm f/1.8 lens (nifty-fifty) so that I could let in as much light as possible.
When it was finally time to call it quits and head back home, I decided to test out a little night photography. And so there I was, standing on a street corner, wearing my Snapchat Spectacles at night with one LED light on a light stand and my camera on a tripod being triggered by a remote shutter release.
Once home, I quickly ran the photos through Adobe Camera Raw, Adobe Photoshop and the Google Snapseed app before posting one of them (the night portrait that you are seeing here). I figured that since I am posting so late at night it is only relevant to post a photograph from my quick nighttime photoshoot.
All this to say that sometimes creating content is a total rush job. And that was the case for me tonight. In the end, however, I now have content to share with you. And hopefully, you like it as much as I do?