Selection

Photography is a process of selection. Out of our experience, for some reason, we select a specific moment to take a photograph. From all the photographs we take we select specific photographs, or groups of photographs, to edit or share. From the specific selected photographs we select a portion or aspect of the photograph through cropping and editing. Each of these selections is a creative decision and a commitment: what is included, what is excluded, which represents my intention, which do I like, which is too revealing, which is embarrassing, which is cruel, which is of poor quality. Selection takes courage and maybe photography takes courage too? Go back and look at some of your old contact sheets or digital files, would you make different selections? Has your perspective changed? How have you changed since you made your original selections?