Ya, I love clouds! I received an email this morning from a fan watching us on The Grid yesterday who said, “You’re obsessed with clouds.” I’ve been thinking about that comment and I would have to agree, I am. Currently, I’m in Florida getting ready for the premiere of The Film. Flying down here, I shot out the window of our flight that great clouds (what you see here). I shot a lot of them actually, made easy with the Nikon V3. Those who know me can tell you that I often stop in my tracks to look at great clouds. There is something magical about puffies. But I don’t think I’m alone.
After Photoshop World, we went down to the Venetian and headed to the channels. It’s all inside, not a window on the second floor where the channels are located. But in the curved ceiling they are spent a lot of money to install “clouds” and lighting to communicate sunrise and sunset and mid day light. I sat there and watched hundreds of folks stop, jaw drop and take a photo of the clouds. They would point, smile and click. What is it about clouds that grab our attention, tap our imagination? I bet we could write a book answering that question and still have material leftover. But when you watch folks become entranced to “fake” clouds, you know that when you can, you need to incorporate them into your photography. And while that sounds simple, it’s really not.