"Mehr licht!"
That was my blog post title on January 1st. Always more light. Always more enlightenment. There were goals I had in mind for 2013. For the first time in my life, I accomplished what I set out to do.
I wanted to bring my photos to a new level, and I think I've achieved that. I shoot with intent. I have the end in mind. I don't always arrive at that end, but I have it in mind. I have learned a lot about editing, and I think I create images now, as opposed to taking snapshots. This is of course an ongoing and ever evolving thing, but I've made that move, to creating images. Check that off the list.
I wanted a web presence. More than my photo blog. More than facebook. So here is my site, you're here, so it exits. Check that off the list too.
(Maybe this resolution thing isn't so bad. Just don't take away my food, my wine or any other vices I may or may not adopt.)
I wanted to bring my photos to a new level, and I think I've achieved that. I shoot with intent. I have the end in mind. I don't always arrive at that end, but I have it in mind. I have learned a lot about editing, and I think I create images now, as opposed to taking snapshots. This is of course an ongoing and ever evolving thing, but I've made that move, to creating images. Check that off the list.
I wanted a web presence. More than my photo blog. More than facebook. So here is my site, you're here, so it exits. Check that off the list too.
(Maybe this resolution thing isn't so bad. Just don't take away my food, my wine or any other vices I may or may not adopt.)
Old year. New Year. Things past can't be changed. Learn. Move on. Spend some energy on what I will make happen next.
Starting to learn, properly, about black and white is long overdue. I joined the B&W Project on Google Plus. I'm committed to completing this project.
I've have tools I don't use. Things that are uncomfortable. Awkward. Using them and getting good results doesn't come easily. I'm going to make them useful. Natural. I'm going to learn to use the things I have at hand. More gear isn't the answer. Learning to confidently use what gear I've got is.
This year what I want is confidence. I'm starting out with very little. Less than I expected I would have at this point, in fact. So that's the goal for the year. I'm building on success. We'll see how it goes.
