Someting will happen
You would call that: "The moment it clicks"
Some day, Michel went to the big harbour of Marseille. His mission? A model? Some known political figure that you would see in the news? No. It's just a boat, a sailor. Why the hell is Michel always so far from the group of photographers? And more than this... Why was his set of images preferred to all the others to represent this day on the official website? How could he sell his images when he was never There? For all amateurial photographers I would like to summarize what I learned this night, talking to Michel...
If you want a nice picture, you have to make it happen. Of course you must not interfere, you must not modify the event you are involved in as a photographer. "Make it happen" means "Look for it". So what? Isn't that what every single photographer is doing? Looking for the right image, triggering at the exact moment The image shows up? What is the actual secret he is trying to tell me?!
Listen well... here it is. The secret is not a "Do" it's a "Don't do" :
Imagine that you are attending a very important event as a photographer. The room is dark and a spotlight illuminates a model. Do you notice the continuous noise that the cameras are doing? The pictures pile up in their 8Gb CF cards at an incredible rate. Why?.... Oh,... of course... There is a little risk of missing The image When it arrives. (Go on guys! I'll wait until you're done!)
This is how Michel differenciates from amateurial photographers. Look again, The image has always been there and he knows it. Once you find it, just push the trigger, just once...
Some day, when you have a model in your studio do you plan to ask for something? Give directions, and wait. The moment will show up when the trouble arises and that's what you want to shoot. Nothing else.