Lou. Studio.
Seems the harder we try to be good at something the more elusive success is. I think the old masters of every craft knew that rushing things ruined them. That patience is a way of letting
what you are learning soak in. That calmness is a path to beauty.
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Slow is smooth, smooth is fast?
This is true across so many disciplines. We have such an "instant" mentality across society today, it discourages the investment of time and focus that mastery demands. Part of that, though, is also the perspective you start to gain north of 50 years, no?
Possibly the greatest frustration I have is the expectation of clients that a project can be completed in a few minutes. It takes all one's will to focus and slow down to make sure you don't miss something and end up with the even more painful experience of a re-shoot.
After a long and detailed shoot (for example, a wedding - yes, occasionally that happens), I find that I don't know which photos are the keepers until weeks afterwards. But everyone wants everything yesterday unfortunately and so off the photos go to the client - who was it who said "I'm sorry this letter is so long - I didn't have enough time to make it shorter"?
Oh, forgot to say - that is a beautiful picture.
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