I love shooting the small details of life. For a long time, I thought I had to be able to shoot anything perfectly to be a great photographer. I am slowly learning I can simply master shooting what I love and still be a great photographer.
I sometimes struggle with comparing myself to my husband’s work. He is a fantastic photographer. While I love shooting the details, he loves the big picture. His street photography and landscape photography are impressive.
When he knows the sunset will be just right, we will sometimes plan a date night to the beach. He will jump from rock to rock capturing the sunset in all its perfection while I patiently wait and watch. I don’t even try.
The last time we went out, I decided to at least try to capture the sunset. After all, my view is not his view. It was a great practice in trying something new and different. And while I will continue to try and master and perfect my still life work, I will try and stretch my wings a little bit more often.
Do you have a style you enjoy and want to get better at? Do you ever try to move out of that comfort zone and shoot something new? Do you ever struggle with comparing your work with other’s?
Consider this your permission to focus on what makes your heart sing, to spread your wings every once in a while, and while being inspired is always a good thing, remember the value of your unique view.
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I love this. I have a hard time practicing things I am not “good at.” Your pictures are gorgeous.
Thank you! xx
Lady, I adore your work. These are stunning.
And yes to all of the questions you asked above. It’s part of the process for me. And as long as I don’t get stuck in the “I’m not” part? Then I’m good.
xo
Thank you! I am glad I am not alone. xx
Yup! I find it very difficult to move out of my zone of competence and comfort into one of incompetence and discomfort. But I know I need to to grow. We are such confusing creatures!
I love that you tried & you created magic, and I’m sure your images and Andy’s are world’s apart.
Thank you! I watched him hop from rock to rock with all his lens filters and big o’ tripod. I sat on a cliff, just me and my camera and shot away. It was a good practice for sure.
i think you should ‘try’ more often….these are fabulous. xx
Oh, thank you, friend! The California coast is a lovely subject.
This resonates for me BIG time. My hubby is also a photographer and was long before I picked up anything more than a point-and-shoot. And until fairly recently he was the photographer in the family in my head, even though I’ve been shooting for years now.
These images are STUNNING, Staci.
Oh, how interesting! I didn’t know that. Here is to the two of us being more confident of our own views!
Beautiful pictures! What I love is that you both take different images of beautiful nature and life. Photography encompasses so many perspectives. I am trying to take photos now of nature that I love too….and they are terrible usually. But I enjoy it so much! xo
Thank you so much for stopping by! It means so much to me. Thank you for you kind words. I love photography and how it has helped me see the world. If you ever need some tips, let me know. I know someone. 😉
I love how you shot the same view and it looks so different in each photo. The sky colors changing as the sun dropped. Also, you caught the reflected sky in the sand, various tide levels and the human element giving each photo a different spin. I hope this means we will be shooting more sunsets in the future. We’ll make sure you bring flip flops next time. ?
Oh yes! I’m trying some new things, but my goodness, it is scary! Thank you for giving me permission to keep trying. x
I struggled during the month of my project when I chose to use my camera at F11 and higher for an image each day. But getting out of my comfort zone was necessary and the things I practiced and learned along the way have helped me. Your sunset pictures are beautiful.