Jan
18
Think about it, after 3 years of photographing I came up with 12 pictures for this calendar. Statistically, that’s not too awesome. If I was a racehorse you should never bet on me. Most days I’ll go out all and never even take a picture. Some days, It’ll be non-stop clicking. I’m fortunate and never take for granted that being a photographer is a gift from above. I don’t have an 8-5 job, I don’t have a cubicle, I don’t have a boss and I don’t have annoying co-workers. So, I’m ok with not getting a perfect picture every time. December’s picture was taken in the early morning on an overcast misty morning in La Jolla. Since the sky wasn’t kind I started messing around with some long shutter shots. Camera is on a tripod pointed straight down into the ocean. Note: if you’re photographing around the ocean be cautious of the rocks as they’re as slick as Ice! This photograph seems to attract certain individuals such as my yogi and artist friends. People who are at peace with themselves appreciate this picture. In my career I’m at peace so this was the perfect way to end the calendar! Thank you for listening to my story and thanks to everyone who purchased my 2011 calendar. Namste
Scott Papek
San Diego, Ca
Jan
17
Ok promise this is the last one from New Hampshire. Another great find off the highway! People don’t realize this but when doing landscape photography rain is your friend. Rain enhances color. The rainy day produced such vibrant colors especially in this shot. Out of all my photos this seems to be the most debated. People either love or hate the out of focus yellow leaves on the left. You could easily crop the photo down and everything would be sharp. Even I was on the fence for a while until one day my mom said “Scotter come here”. Look at this picture from a farther distance! The different perspective made my decision in about 2 seconds. When looking at a greater distance the out of focus leaves seem to draw my eye more into the middle of the frame. When you spend countless of hours crafting your talents it’s sometimes not easy listening to people’s opinion. For me personally, listening to other people has really helped my photography career, thank you. My mom would be really happy if you owned one of my 2011 calendars
Talk to you soon
Scott Papek
New Hampshire
Jan
14
If you read the September behind the scenes you knew I spent a couple days in Conway taking advantage of fall colors. We found this stream late in the afternoon on our first day exploring. I walked up and down this crick looking for the best way to compose this shot without getting wet. Well that didn’t work out so well. It’s always a little sketchy when you put your tripod and camera gear in any kind of water, especially when the current is pretty strong. For some reason this is the sharpest picture I’ve ever taken. If you’d like to see for yourself stop on bye for a beer sometime and you can see all 40 x 60 of it on our wall. If you like what you see please click here for more information.
Enjoy your weekend.
Scott Papek
Conway, NH
Jan
12
I’ve always wanted to photograph the eastern side of the states in the fall. October 2009 we had a legitimate reason as some friends were getting married. With some research I wanted to find my way to Conway, NH. Julie is from Stoneham which is right outside Boston so I talked her and my mother in law to do a road trip for a couple days. They took turns driving and I was on the lookout for things to photograph. This photo was taken on our way back. I mean come on, look how peaceful this place feels. I didn’t have do to much work to get this. My only concern was don’t screw this up Scott. The Nebraska folks sure do love this one.
Thanks for the time,
Scott Papek
Conway, NH
