My photography journey started again about a year ago. Since then, I have captured many objects. My favorites are the moon, landscapes, and architecture. Long before I get back into it, my paid experience was only as an event photographer and all I had to do was document the event; mostly the people. I never paid much attention to the details or saved copies of my photos. That is with a reason, to begin with, the camera wasn't even mine. However, since I got my own camera, all I've wanted is to share my pictures and showcasing them to the world. Although there are times when I feel like my photos are not worth sharing and I don't have the confidence to share them. I want to present only the best curated version of my pictures. I know that some people confidently share low quality or even blurry photos, but my tendency towards perfection holds me back. I am too self-conscious to do the same. Today, I am setting aside my fears and wondered if you've ever experienced something I did. Because behind these non technically and aesthetically pleasing pictures there are stories that I think we experienced when chasing the most perfect photo.
Once again, I think it’s only natural that we want to see only the beautiful photos and showcase curated selection of pictures to the world. Afterall, who would want to see blurry or poorly lit pictures? But things do happen when you take pictures. Maybe someone bumped into you, walking in front of your camera while shooting an object, or your hands are shaky because it’s cold outside. Eventually, they are hidden in the depths of our laptop and drives. They are waiting and hoping that one day they will make it into the light. These photos may not be technically perfect or aesthetically pleasing, but they carries lessons. By bringing these hidden photos to light, I am going to tell you the stories and memories that might otherwise be lost.
Those are a few examples that I can conclude from my journey. Photos are more than just a decorative element making our article even more pleasing to read.They too have stories and the power to teach us something regardless of the result.
 | 𝘔𝘢𝘤 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘫𝘢. 𝘈 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴, 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺, 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭, 𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘴, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦, 𝘤𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴. 𝘐𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘱𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬. 𝘈 𝘳𝘦-𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥. |
I really like the way you're able to share some of your bloopers. Refreshing. And I hope 2023 brings you the new camera you'd like. Maybe Santa already has it in his sack? Here's hoping!!
I wish so! I've been eyeing some but some life urgency takes more priority than a camera right now. Hopefully I can get a better gear and stepping up my photography. Thanks for checking this out 😊
I feel you. Haha. I'm hoping to buy my own camera someday so I can just use my phone as it is. Hehe
Smartphone these days are great. Some of them even produce better quality than older camera. So, you don't need to get one if you're not really into it.
Oh yeah. As long as the camera phone is more than enough.
Blurred photos are cool too and there is mystery in them, sometimes we wonder what photo and where even though we took it ourselves
hahaha yeah! there are some aesthetic blurred photos but some are meh.
I have the steamy experience even with my cell phone. It's often with food. Every time I catch myself in a hurry to photograph my hot food and forget to waste until the steam is out... Lol
Yep, I agree, you do need a good camera especially for sport photography.
Same here! steamy food is the enemy haha. I have problems with them but it is what it is. It taught me some patience tho which is something I often lack 😂
I lack that patience too as it is. 😂
I am often in a hurry to take the shot so I can dig in 😋😅
It is certainly not easy to take pictures. I feel the same way you feel: photos taken from the wrong angle, camera focusing problems, rushing and moving animals. I've never even taken a macro photo of an animal in my life, because every time I put my phone close to an animal, they run away. I guess I won't be able to do it until I get a great camera. But maybe @stresskiller has more ideas on this hahaha.
well for me what works is i go out in the garden at 6 am in the morning when it's still cold from the night then they are not that active and you van get nice close ups..
and don't cast a shadow over them it will scare them off
and yes a good camera with a good lens and lights does help a lot but it takes also a lot of practice and failures
It's quite tricky! The insects around me has ADHD problem haha. My camera is able to zoom out well and good for macros but it's the uncooperative insects that's always been my problem.
Details and details. Some of us just want to deliver the best of the best.
It's true but these days I think we can showcases some of our mistakes. After all, that's what separates us from AI generated media 🤣 which seems to be the topic these days.
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In your case, you use the images to complement and decorate the stories you write... I do the opposite, I complement my photos with stories... a good image by itself already tells a story but I like to guide the viewer by telling them what happened
The concept that you presented to us today was very good, although the images are not perfect if you tell the story behind them you manage to catch people
That's true, sometimes narratives complement the not-so-perfect images.