Pictures, some might take them to treasure
a moment. Some might take pictures to cherish memories that they want to tell
others later on, one scene after another.
As much as I do now as I have ever since I
was young, I loved carrying a small camera with me. Looking here and there,
browsing the world around me for pictures that I may later find to be pleasing
and extravagant. The fact that anything I see and notice can be saved with a push
of a small button thrilled and excited me.
However, it is not exactly the same
anymore. My love and curiosity for photography has been replaced with
expectations and goals, always comparing the pictures that once brought me
personal pleasure with that of others, seeing if mine were better or worse,
regardless of personal preference. I slowly began to lose the pure enthusiasm
that I had. I was stressed. 
Photography is highly subjective as well as
objective, so there is no need to worry about other people's opinions. However,
as having been a school photographer and school yearbook editor, I came to know
that sending a message to a person by objectifying the photo is not as easy as
it seems. To influence others without words nor letters but one rectangular
picture is challenging indeed… For people who have been raised in different
environments they have different values and ideas, making it much harder to
share feelings with others through one photograph.
While it is true that as long as you feel
pleased and satisfied with your pictures, there is no need to consider others'
thoughts, the fact that there is more meaning when you can share the same
message with others does it make the subject of your picture and the photo
itself more valuable.
Looking back at my photos and my hobby of
photography, I notice that I become the most honest and even at my most
expressive when I took pictures. I don't overdo my actions nor do I fake my
feelings. I just follow my instincts, looking at objects as I feel like seeing
them. However, despite numerous tries, most of the pictures I take do not
satisfy me.
The thing is, when I look into my photos I
see me. The way I see life and the world; a perspective that I have forgotten
while being thrown into the busy life of a college student.
people do crave to find who they are through something special or personal. That is what dance does to me. One hand I wish people could get what I would like to send them, but in one hand there is a thing that I would just want to dance for myself.
ReplyDeleteI love the way you explained the joy you receive from being able to capture some of the beauty in the world that inspires you. Ultimately, your photography expresses your feelings, and if you share them with the world and you touch someone else through your expression, that's all you can ask for! People will always appreciate art and the emotions it invokes, regardless of if it is precisely what you felt when you captured the image.
ReplyDeleteI've always admired photographers for capturing all the moments in their photos and what they project through their pictures. I think it's important that you feel like portraying yourself by taking pictures and even just having fun with it!! Thanks for sharing how you think and feel about your own way of expressing yourself and looking at the world!! Very inspiring:-)
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