Two Processes: Taking and Choosing Photographs

There’s a temptation to eliminate the photographs that don’t look exactly the way you expect the subject to look.

Even if you’re taking a portrait, don’t expect the photograph to look exactly like the person sitting before you. After you take all your pictures, choose the one(s) that look the best—not necessarily the ones that look exactly like the real image.

That’s how to you get great pictures . . . choosing from what you have.

Especially in sunrise photography, sometimes your best images will be the ones that look more exotic or more out of focus or more dramatic than the actual real thing.

There are actually two processes:

1. Taking the photograph
2. Choosing the best one(s) out of the photographs you’ve taken

Carol Chapman —

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