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Observations
52 Week photography Project
A photographer records what is seen and unseen. Therefore, to achieve success, one must spend more time watching than shooting. My advice — leave the camera in the bag as you stroll about.
In doing so, your thoughts are clean and your eyes open for moments that are worth capturing. A connection between parent and child, the intrigue of darkness, or the awe of flight. You might have missed them with the camera stuck to your face.
Yet the photo is not the end of the exercise. It is the resultant image that leads to thoughts and allows contemplation. Some thoughts are analytical, in others, the mind wanders into an alternate reality and supposition.
What do mermaids really think? Are there really ghosts, and is it lonely up in the sky? All these thoughts require time to ferment and bubble up from the depths of our subconscious mind.
I suppose that is the beauty of photography. Never an absolute and always engaging the mind with the one rule. Always observe, then collect, and afterwards ponder.
It’s an Uphill Battle
Kids — they are the center of our lives, and they know it. So, no wonder the constant challenge to create their perfect moment can lead to vexation.
