I’ve bounced all over in terms of the color vs. black-and-white question over the years. And of course there’s no “right” answer, just whatever the point of the image is. It took me nearly 15 years though to embrace color - I used to find it wholly distracting. I still don’t find myself “thinking” or “seeing” in color - my focus when I’m finding and framing an image is on the composition and shapes and light. I’m often surprised when I see the image in color when I pull it up, as if my brain simply didn’t register it to begin with. I still keep my viewfinder on one of my cameras on monochrome. But beyond the surprise, now, I often find myself loving the saturation, and even how distracting it is. Especially in flowers, the depth and beauty it adds can be hard to overlook. Still, black and white is near and dear to my heart and I try to be intentional in the processing about why I’m making the choice I am. Or maybe it just depends on the day :)
The point is to photograph
The point, for now, is to simply photograph. As a matter of regular practice - as a matter of priority. Not a specific subject, not for it to be good necessarily. This isn’t a new concept, and certainly not original to me. But worth reminding myself, even if it’s “uninspired” - just do the practice anyway. Maybe that’s always the point?
Focus
Continuing to try and notice the small moments. Morning coffee & afternoon outside. Pebbles in the backyard, and flowers in bloom. How is it that sometimes I can see photographic potential in the seemingly-mundane around me, and other times I’m too bored to even pick up my camera?
Morning Walk
Trying to build small positive routines - a morning walk, sets the whole day up better. Carrying my camera (impossible to make photos without it). A new writing/photo project perhaps. Noticing the quiet and the flowers and how grateful I am for all of it. Starting small.
