(A very over processed photo...there was a time that I thought that it was amazing)
Defeat as per The Webster Dictionary: 1. to win a victory (over someone or something) in a war, contest game, etc. 2. to cause (someone or something) to fail. 3. to control or overcome (something)
I have never been one to accept to defeat. (In fact I have learned that from the Army, the Army teaches each Soldier that with the Soldier's Creed) I have always been the one to found a way to succeed, or at least make it to the point where I was happy with the point that I made it too. For example, in my career in the military I have fought to do as many push ups, sit ups, and run two miles faster then the guys in my unit. However I am not going to be able to achieve this goal. I just can't quite pull it off, however I came to a point that achieving a 270 or higher on the Physical Training Test was achieving the goal. In some people's eyes this is giving in, however I believe that this is accepting my limitations and performing at the high end and reach an obtainable goal.
I am sure that by now you are wondering how this applies to photography. Unlike in the Army where someone like myself ends up settling, photography you never have to settle. There is always a way to move forward and improve with each shot.
The picture I started with at the top of this entry is over processed and way over done, and well, there would have been a time that I would have told you that it was amazing and that it was my best work. However as I continue to work through the current photography class that I am taking I am improving, and with that my editing has continued to improve. I have also learned that there is no end to what I can do!
I had a period of time where I felt as though I should just put down my camera, and never pick it up again. Every photo I posted or shared in groups on Facebook was ripped apart and I was told everything thing that I did wrong, and that I should not consider myself a photographer. It was a struggle for me. The work that I had shared was work that I thought was my best and I was very proud of. I thought when I posted it that others would feel the same wonderful feelings that I felt and would fall in love with the image the same way that I did. I was wrong in so many ways. I told my husband and I showed him the comments that I was receiving. It was painful, and to be honest embarrassing. After reading everything that was being said my husband closed the laptop, gave me a hug and said, "Who cares what they think. I think that these photos are beautiful, and I would buy them. you love them, and you are proud of them, don't let others take that away from you." He could see the defeat on my face. He gave me a hug and told me not to take it to heart or to let it hurt me. It took me a few days, but I thankfully picked up my camera again, and I also posted another few photos that have received amazing comments since then. I have also developed an amazing relationship with my clients, and I have slowly built an amazing business. All of this would not have happened had I accepted defeat and never touched my camera again.
I have found that behind my camera I can grow, behind the computer I can create, and above all I am never, ever defeated. As long as you are learning and growing with your craft you are never ever defeated.
I have never been one to accept to defeat. (In fact I have learned that from the Army, the Army teaches each Soldier that with the Soldier's Creed) I have always been the one to found a way to succeed, or at least make it to the point where I was happy with the point that I made it too. For example, in my career in the military I have fought to do as many push ups, sit ups, and run two miles faster then the guys in my unit. However I am not going to be able to achieve this goal. I just can't quite pull it off, however I came to a point that achieving a 270 or higher on the Physical Training Test was achieving the goal. In some people's eyes this is giving in, however I believe that this is accepting my limitations and performing at the high end and reach an obtainable goal.
I am sure that by now you are wondering how this applies to photography. Unlike in the Army where someone like myself ends up settling, photography you never have to settle. There is always a way to move forward and improve with each shot.
The picture I started with at the top of this entry is over processed and way over done, and well, there would have been a time that I would have told you that it was amazing and that it was my best work. However as I continue to work through the current photography class that I am taking I am improving, and with that my editing has continued to improve. I have also learned that there is no end to what I can do!
I had a period of time where I felt as though I should just put down my camera, and never pick it up again. Every photo I posted or shared in groups on Facebook was ripped apart and I was told everything thing that I did wrong, and that I should not consider myself a photographer. It was a struggle for me. The work that I had shared was work that I thought was my best and I was very proud of. I thought when I posted it that others would feel the same wonderful feelings that I felt and would fall in love with the image the same way that I did. I was wrong in so many ways. I told my husband and I showed him the comments that I was receiving. It was painful, and to be honest embarrassing. After reading everything that was being said my husband closed the laptop, gave me a hug and said, "Who cares what they think. I think that these photos are beautiful, and I would buy them. you love them, and you are proud of them, don't let others take that away from you." He could see the defeat on my face. He gave me a hug and told me not to take it to heart or to let it hurt me. It took me a few days, but I thankfully picked up my camera again, and I also posted another few photos that have received amazing comments since then. I have also developed an amazing relationship with my clients, and I have slowly built an amazing business. All of this would not have happened had I accepted defeat and never touched my camera again.
I have found that behind my camera I can grow, behind the computer I can create, and above all I am never, ever defeated. As long as you are learning and growing with your craft you are never ever defeated.
(A recent shot from a ring project I am working on and one that I am VERY happy with.)
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