Sunday Edition: Saskia Boelsums

PHOTOSNACK #449

Every Sunday, I contact photographers previously featured on PHOTOSNACK and ask them to send me their spontaneous thoughts, observations, reflections, or advice.

Today, I am sharing the message I received from Saskia Boelsums.

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Saskia Boelsums

Sometimes, taking a photo is like receiving a gift: you happen upon a fantastic location by chance; you come across a sea of flowers on the other side of a dike or notice that sunset bathes a landscape in a breathtaking light.

But what happens more often is that I plan a photo. That’s because a particular spot might be beautiful, but the weather isn’t, or the other way around. Good weather for photos and a good location have to coincide.

Landscape photography is also a question of capturing light, and because it’s always done outside, the weather is all-important. This almost automatically means that I choose to take photos in the morning or the evening. Or – because this is what I think is best of all – I choose days when the weather is stormy, with dramatic clouds through which a glimpse of sunlight occasionally appears.

So, I often go to attractive locations in different weather zones to be able to take what I think is a good photo. For example, a pretty meandering brook doesn’t produce an exciting photo if the sky above it is evenly grey or blue. So I go back when it’s blowing a gale, when thunder is on the way, at sunset, or if there’s a heavy frost and the moon is high in the sky. And very occasionally I go there when it’s raining.

Saskia Boelsums was featured in PHOTOSNACK #420.

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Sunday Editions connect you with photographers whose work you previously explored through PHOTOSNACK.

I want to reveal some authentic parts of the people behind the cameras.

I don't ask them any specific questions. I ask them to share whatever comes to mind when they think about YOU, the newsletter readers.

It makes their responses genuine and personal.

I hope you enjoyed today's Sunday Edition.

Until next time,
Tomasz