bjc Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 i recently read this on a blog that i subscribe to that is about photography and it really struck a chord on how i want to (re) think things as it relates to my photography and also my scrapping after taking photos and looking thru them i sort them by good ones, bad ones etc....this is what the blogger says she learned in a photo class regarding how we sort our photos.... "try first to reflect on your gratitude for what you have just had the opportunity to do. Give thanks to the god of your choice for the creative process you have just participated in, the memories you captured, the skills you have built. And then,as you review your images, try to keep the creativity flowing. Consider how the creative process might be stifled by looking at a series of pictures and labeling the images as good or bad. Yes, we do need to analyze our photography and learn about different ways to work the next time the camera is in our hands, but don’t let a critical judgment keep you from a photograph that does its job. The photo’s job is to record a memory. 20 years from now, I want to be reminded about how cute my baby is as she eats cereal with her fingers. I really won’t care if my exposure or focus isn’t spot on. And this realization is liberating. I will take more pictures of a higher quality because of it." I think this also applies to creating my layouts . i read this to dh and we discussed it...i am trying to think about this today... any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosemaryS Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I've got a lot of photos that I took of my kids when they were younger and I wasn't so into photography at that time... just trying to make it through the days, some days, so I have started scrapping those and I am thankful that I do have them at all. It's been a fun journey learning more about how to take better photos, but I think that's a journey I'll be on for the rest of my life. Thanks for encouraging me to think about more than just the 'good' photos Bobbie! If my family is in them, they are GOOD photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimes1 Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I never delete anything - you never know when that "bad" photo fits a layout perfectly, or prompts a memory, even it's never scrapped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AggieB Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 An interesting distinction. I have to admit, how rigorous I am in weeding out the bad or indifferent depends on how many pictures I have of an event. I think sometimes my memory lives on my computer, the pictures keep events in my memory. I will have to remember the exercise your blogger recommended. Thanks for sharing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatheranne Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I've never been much of a photographer, althouth it is my intention to learn how to take a good photograph. Pictures are a different story and I've taken a lot of those! Luckily I've never got into a mind set that any of them are bad enough to throw out. Okay, so some of them, I wouldn't want to show anyone, but parts of them are good and they still retain the memory. One good thing about digital scrapping is that they can be lightened, darkened, coloured, cropped, chopped, torn, curled and extracted, with the original kept untouched. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Arell Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 i recently read this on a blog that i subscribe to that is about photography and it really struck a chord on how i want to (re) think things as it relates to my photography and also my scrapping after taking photos and looking thru them i sort them by good ones, bad ones etc....this is what the blogger says she learned in a photo class regarding how we sort our photos.... "try first to reflect on your gratitude for what you have just had the opportunity to do. Give thanks to the god of your choice for the creative process you have just participated in, the memories you captured, the skills you have built. And then,as you review your images, try to keep the creativity flowing. Consider how the creative process might be stifled by looking at a series of pictures and labeling the images as good or bad. Yes, we do need to analyze our photography and learn about different ways to work the next time the camera is in our hands, but don’t let a critical judgment keep you from a photograph that does its job. The photo’s job is to record a memory. 20 years from now, I want to be reminded about how cute my baby is as she eats cereal with her fingers. I really won’t care if my exposure or focus isn’t spot on. And this realization is liberating. I will take more pictures of a higher quality because of it." I think this also applies to creating my layouts . i read this to dh and we discussed it...i am trying to think about this today... any thoughts? You got me thinking too - thank you for sharing this article with us - it is well written and soooo true when I think about it - will change my way of thinking too. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Arell Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 I've got a lot of photos that I took of my kids when they were younger and I wasn't so into photography at that time... just trying to make it through the days, some days, so I have started scrapping those and I am thankful that I do have them at all. It's been a fun journey learning more about how to take better photos, but I think that's a journey I'll be on for the rest of my life. Thanks for encouraging me to think about more than just the 'good' photos Bobbie! If my family is in them, they are GOOD photos DITTO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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