so, i am recalling a moment from last week’s wedding i shot. while i was shooting, i had a sense i wasn’t too thrill with the bride’s attitude. there was a number of things that she said that was quite negative in the context of her special day. anyway, it cross my mind that i was obliberate by an implicit contract to capture the beauty/essence of the day. but what if you find your subjects ugly. for whatever reason. be it emotionally or physically. could i still capture beautiful moments or more just “real” moments. when things are visually less than beautfiul we tend to label it as reality. i think the sense is even more disheartening as i am editing my photos. it’s hard to me to decided if the picture really speaks to me. at those times, i just evaluate it on a technical composition level but there were times when i had to say pass judgement. it’s a uncomfortable feeling for me. obviously, i shoudn’t have taken the job if i didn’t find people beautiful in there own way. i am sure i’ll get over it on some level but i don’t think the root of it will be revealed until i’ve come to terms of my own inner image of self.
interesing point of view
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that’s my concern with weddings. I was lucky with the couple I shot recently. They were so in love and joyous. However, if I sense something isn’t quite there, I know it’ll affect the photos…