I’m a bit of a perfectionist, so I tend to dwell on the weaknesses of my photos.
That’s how my “Almost” folder got started. It’s a folder of images I’ve deemed imperfect. The image above came out of that folder.
For me, the images that fill the folder are “Almosts” for many reasons. I find myself allowing a lot of empty space, like in the image above, in my photos when the light is
nice. I think in order to notice when the light is nice, you need to see where the distinction between light and dark lies. That requires more empty space. Or maybe it’s because nice golden light makes everything look great, so I try to include as much as I can. Maybe I’m photographing a mood instead of a subject. Or maybe it just allows me, a photographer, to see as everybody else does, and quit worrying about the imperfections.
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