Downtown Tampa Walkabout

Although I have created a photography business, I shoot for fun, whether the job pays or not. To get myself out shooting more I joined a meetup group for photographers in my area.

This morning we spent a gray morning shooting in downtown Tampa. Saturday mornings are great because the city is empty and you can get unobstructed views of its architecture. If you're ever shooting people, you don't have to compete with crowds for uncluttered backdrops. It's also a good time of day because the light is more flattering and kinder to the camera.

We had to dodge raindrops at times and I got nailed by fire ants while paying too much attention to my framing and not enough to my footing once but often conditions that feel miserable are ideal for photography. Overcast skies serve wonderfully as diffusers of light. Colors really pop under cloudy skies. We got a few patches of clear blue above too.

New Web Site Address

To make us easier to find on the Internet — as well as making it easier to pass it along by word of mouth, we have a new URL for our website. Now you can go to photoquist.com to see samples of our work.

I thought "philiprandolphparker.com" was too long and difficult to read. Even if you write it "PhilipRandolphParker.com, it's still a mouthful. Then if you're trying to tell someone the site's name you have to specify that Philip has just one "l" and Randolph ends in "ph" rather than "f."

So photoquist.com it is!

Non-Paying Customer

It's my father, though, and he's paid enough over the years!