On The Fly Photography

On The Fly Photography is about creation out of chaos. My style arose from a foundation of minimal equipment & planning. Black and white film, the Zone System, ambient light and location shooting are how I developed my vision. Even when I am working with digital format, studio lighting, controlled conditions and utilizing post-processing on the computer I still aim for the root concept of working On The Fly. To much control crushes creativity and spontaneity. Expectations must come second to improvisation.

I don't plan too much because as I learned long ago - no plan ever survives contact with reality.

I shoot both digital and film. My digital camera is the Canon EOS 7D, post processing is performed in Lightroom. "Photoshopping" is kept to the absolute minimum.

When shooting film I most often use Ilford black and white, and I process my own negatives in order to achieve that extra control over the final vision. When working with colour film it's Fuji transparencies, Velvia and Astia.

Visit my website at 204EastSouth.com and take a look around.

Take care and have fun
-- Skippy