Picture Perfect
I'm an intuitive person by nature; I have this talent of getting better-then-average at just about anything I care to, just by doing it. But then I take it a step further, I seek to get good at it, even great.
I read a story once by Samuel Clemens, the gist of which was that once you do something you love as a professional, you never look at it the same way again. He spent a short time as a riverboat pilot, and could never just look at the beauty of the Mississippi again. All he saw were sandbars and riptides.
One of my big talents in life is the ability to see the beauty in just about everything. I've been a decent photographer for years because of this. I could intuitively frame a shot beautifully, knew how to get the most interesting angles. I had no idea what I was doing, I just knew what worked. Now I'm learning how to do all these things intentionally, and just how complex my intuitive framing is. It's making me into a good photographer, and I'm falling in love with it. I know that if I stick with it, I could be great.
I've started looking at the world around me with the eyes of a photographer, and thank god it just makes it look more beautiful. I see the way the light hits a building, and know that if I up the contrast it'll make it seem harsh and surreal, or I could come back near sunset and make it seem soft and welcoming. I see something and think, "If I could just get to the roof of that building over there, I could take an awesome picture." I see people, and whether they think so or not, I know just how beautiful or interesting they really are, and I get this huge desire to prove it to them. Photographic evidence.
It's too soon for me to tell if this, finally, is my calling in life. I need to have a heart-to-heart with Vance about what it's really like in the real world. I just sincerly hope that the real world doesn't ruin this for me, too.
I read a story once by Samuel Clemens, the gist of which was that once you do something you love as a professional, you never look at it the same way again. He spent a short time as a riverboat pilot, and could never just look at the beauty of the Mississippi again. All he saw were sandbars and riptides.
One of my big talents in life is the ability to see the beauty in just about everything. I've been a decent photographer for years because of this. I could intuitively frame a shot beautifully, knew how to get the most interesting angles. I had no idea what I was doing, I just knew what worked. Now I'm learning how to do all these things intentionally, and just how complex my intuitive framing is. It's making me into a good photographer, and I'm falling in love with it. I know that if I stick with it, I could be great.
I've started looking at the world around me with the eyes of a photographer, and thank god it just makes it look more beautiful. I see the way the light hits a building, and know that if I up the contrast it'll make it seem harsh and surreal, or I could come back near sunset and make it seem soft and welcoming. I see something and think, "If I could just get to the roof of that building over there, I could take an awesome picture." I see people, and whether they think so or not, I know just how beautiful or interesting they really are, and I get this huge desire to prove it to them. Photographic evidence.
It's too soon for me to tell if this, finally, is my calling in life. I need to have a heart-to-heart with Vance about what it's really like in the real world. I just sincerly hope that the real world doesn't ruin this for me, too.