Curse of being into Photography!

Photography as we all know attempts to render a three dimensional world in a two dimensional medium but do we lose out something during the process apart from a dimension? It sounds funny and quite ironical to the fact that my very beginning blog is about the curse of my art! But let's face it, we do get carried away sometimes. I'm not talking about photojournalism here.

How as a photographer (which gets worse as we move from entry>amateur>enthusiast>pro) we tend to get involved too much into details: both artistic and technical; that we usually forget to enjoy, appreciate or even register the present reality as it is: true serene beauty, the scenic aura, wild emotions etc. Our purpose of focusing on that perfect shot, that perfect move, that magical moment which expresses stunning composition; gets better of us and makes us a slave to our gadget rather than supporting us to capture the memory for future reference. There is a thin line between appreciating the PRESENT moment with our natural eyes VERSUS capturing the shot to get FUTURE admiration & adulation. Is it worth it?

Honestly, I don't know the answer but I wish I could perfect the art of balancing my perspective both on and off camera!

SBD

Let thr be Light!