I’ve spent far too long avoiding taking photos in the middle of the day simply because the light isn’t perfect. Not just avoiding, afraid of actually, if I’m being honest. But doing this photo a day project has forced me to consider photos that aren’t taken in the golden light of sunset, or the perfect glow of early morning; they’re taken often in the harsh midday sun with overwhelming colors and pitch toned shadows. And you know what? I’m ok with that. Because life doesn’t happen only when the light is perfect.
It may also help that I found this wonderful book, Photographs Not Taken by Will Steacy. The book is a collection of essays written by photographers about the moments they didn’t capture. I think that’s something that most photographers wrestle with; the ones that, for lost nerve or wrong light to lack of film, got away.
So no more missed moments. From this point on I will be unafraid.