The Ocean is the best place to shoot Seagulls. NOT.
Many years ago, I learned a lesson about photography that has stayed with me ever since.Sometimes the best place to capture a subject is the last place you would ever think to look.Best Place
Back then, a photographer could actually make a respectable living selling stock images. Better yet, it was an excellent side hustle for someone already working professionally behind the camera. Even after long assignments, I still loved shooting simply for the joy of it.
Today, anyone can download thousands of seagull photos online for free within seconds. But at that time, quality stock photography still had real value, and there was demand for authentic, well-composed images.
One day, a request went out for stock shots of seagulls in flight.
So I grabbed my camera gear and headed straight for the coast. Any excuse to visit Santa Cruz was a good excuse in my book. I had always loved the place. It felt less like work and more like a mini vacation with a camera. I was absolutely certain I would come home with great shots of seagulls soaring dramatically over one of California’s most iconic beaches.