Finding Your Likes
Photographs I enjoy taking:
- Portraits of characters in my community
- Slashes of light in darkness
- Scenes of small, quiet moments around the house
- Colorful scenes around the city
- The change of seasons here in Michigan
Photos I don’t enjoy so much:
- Lanscapes
- Birds and wildlife
- Traditional street photography
Things I’ve tried and am still working out:
- Still life
- Abandoned buildings and homes
- Wedding and event photography
I can only make a list like this by actually trying out these types of photography. That means experimenting, testing, doing something over and over again to see if it catches.
It also means stumbling into something, with no warning or preparation, and loving it by chance. My light and shadow stuff developed slowly, over time, and only by looking back and seeing a theme did I realize the kind of work I wanted to make.
Finding your likes may mean finding your dislikes as well.