It is so much better to get the right exposure than to have to mess around later with Photoshop.
Peter MenzelI've heard Braggadocio about excess baggage charges, multiple unused hotel rooms, and rental cars held unused for long periods of time, which makes me lose respect for certain photographers. Sometimes it's worth it to spend money on a good idea, but wasting money makes me ill.
Peter MenzelI fell in love with traveling and thought being a photographer would be an interesting way to travel and make a living.
Peter MenzelHot air balloons are terrific to shoot from, although they have become very expensive, as has most lodging and food in the Napa Valley.
Peter MenzelGetting up way in advance of dawn is always a good idea. Nearly ninety-nine percent of the time when I have gotten up in the middle of the night for a shoot, something good always presents itself to offset the nagging tiredness and discomfort of losing sleep.
Peter MenzelTo me a translator is very, very important. If the fixer is also the translator, so much the better. I have known photographers who didn't speak the language and would work in a place for weeks without one, getting by on common sense and smiles. But how many situations did they miss because they couldn't talk to someone and get the back story on details, small daily life things, etc.
Peter Menzel