Learning to see

One thing photography has taught me is to see and I mean really see. Photography has taught me to see the color temperature of light, it has taught me to see small details of things that many others walk past never noticing. This gained vision isn’t always a good thing, however. The ability to see can cause me to spend a lot of time working on “cleaning” up a scene once I have taken a photo which isn’t always possible or practical on location. I mean cleaning up by removing bits of debris that I believe distract me away from the intended subject, or stray hairs on a model. It also can cause me to become obsessive about seeing light fixtures with burned-out light bulbs or light bulbs of a different color temperature.

All in all, learning to see the fine details I believe has caused me to grow as a photographer. Learn to see the details and expand your vision, you may be surprised at what you have missed seeing in the world around you.