Every Picture Is a Compromise
Lessons from the Also-rans
Most photography websites show the photographer's very best work. Wonderful. But that's not the full story of a creative life. If we want to learn, we'd better pay attention to the images that aren't "greatest hits" and see what lessons they have to offer. Every picture is a compromise — the sum of its parts, optical, technical, visual, emotional, and even cosmic – well, maybe not cosmic, but sometimes spiritual. Success on all fronts is rare. It's ok to learn from those that are not our best.
This is a series about my also-rans, some of which I've been able to improve at bit (i.e., "best effort"), none of which I would consider my best. With each there are lessons worth sharing, so I will.
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Original digital capture
Yesterday's point Redux:Perhaps I shouldn't repeat the same point on two subsequent days, but this is such an important one for me that I'll run the risk of being redundant. I find I rarely make a better photograph by backing away from the subject, and I almost always improve my image by getting closer.Ok, now that I've emphasized this point, I feel better and can move on tomorrow with another disaster from my archives. |
