Have you ever considered why you photograph? Not the family photos of moments from the small to major milestones, or the pictures you make to document a special trip, but those others.
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I’m venturing a guess that most who read here usually find some seemingly randoms on their rolls or SD cards.
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When you search your archive, selecting only for those odd ball shots, it’s interesting to see what patterns formed of your eye and of your recurring interest emerge.
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For me, it’s often pockets of light.
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They catch me over and over again. If a camera is handy, I seem unable to resist any chance at bottling it up.
It’s irresistible. It feels a lot like alchemy.
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Do you know your “why?” If so, I’d love it if you shared it in the comments.
Keep your eyes wide open,
Debbie
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Such a nice post! I seem to have this with shadows ☺️
I have been wondering this myself of late. I think it is usually the desire to capture how light reveals something in a moment.
Beautiful! I think I like to capture those fleeting moments that are often caused by light but sometimes by wind or time or coming into contact with a humor animal.
Oh gosh these are lovely!
I have two kinds of these images. Those on my camera (often a lot of intense food pics) and my iPhone (much more about light and shadows and so many cats).