CHANGING YOUR EDITING STYLE THOUGHTS ILLUSTRATED IN GIFS

WHEN YOU HAVE A DEFINED STYLE THAT'S BEAUTIFUL BUT FEELING A LITTLE BORED WITH IT SO YOU DECIDE YOU DON'T LIKE IT ANYMORE

 

 

SO YOU TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR WORK AND START FEELING THAT IT'S JUST THE WORST BECAUSE IT'S MISSING SOMETHING

 

 

AND YOU COME UP WITH A MILLION REASONS TO CHANGE IT

 

 

AND YOU TALK TO YOUR CLOSE PHOTOGRAPHY FRIENDS AND EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR STYLE, BUT THEY TELL YOU NOT TO 

 

 

AND ALTHOUGH YOU KNOW THEY ARE RIGHT, YOU WANT TO DO IT ANYWAYS

 

 

 YOU THINK ABOUT THE PROS AND CONS OF CHANGING YOUR STYLE FOR A LITTLE WHILE

 

 

AND THEN DECIDE JUST TO GO LOOK AT OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS WORK TO GET A LITTLE INSPIRATION

 

 

AND THEN JUST START PLAYING AROUND A LITTLE WITH A FEW ADJUSTMENTS TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN CREATE 

 

 

AND YOU KINDA START TO LOVE IT BECAUSE IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD! 

 

 

AND THE MORE YOU EDIT YOUR WORK, THE BETTER IT LOOKS. HELLO NEW STYLE!

 

 

AND SUDDENLY YOU FIND YOURSELF UP ALL NIGHT RE-EDITING ALL YOUR PHOTOS FROM THE LAST 3 YEARS

 

 

YOU KNOW THERE ARE A MILLION OTHER THINGS YOU SHOULD BE DOING, BUT CONTINUE EDITING ANYWAYS

 

THEN THE NEXT MORNING YOU WAKE UP AND TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR WORK ONLY TO REALIZE WHAT A MISTAKE IT WAS

 

 

AND YOU CAN'T HELP BUT LAUGH BECAUSE IT'S NOTHING LIKE YOUR REAL STYLE

 

 

AND THEN DOUBT WHO YOU ARE ARE A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER BECAUSE YOU ALREADY HAD A GOOD STYLE TO BEGIN WITH AND NOW JUST FEEL LIKE YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING

 

 

 BUT THEN YOU HAVE A LITTLE HEART TO HEART

 

 

QUIETLY PRETEND LIKE THIS NEEEEEVERRRR HAPPENED 

 

 

AND THEN YOU GO REVISIT YOUR ORIGINAL WORK ONLY TO SEE HOW BEAUTIFUL AND PERFECT IT WAS

 

 

AND PROMISE YOURSELF THAT YOU'LL NEVER TRY AND CHANGE YOUR STYLE FROM WHAT COMES NATURAL, AND INSTEAD START SEEING THE BEAUTY IN YOUR OWN WORK

 

 

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY REALIZE THAT YOU CAN START APPRECIATING OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS STYLE, WITHOUT EVER NEEDING TO CHANGE YOUR OWN.