Ok, you have walked to the edge of the cliff, stood at the precipice and … jumped off!

I know this is hard. Been there done it many times.  It’s simple … you need to be true to yourself. Are you going to push yourself to produce the best you can and strive to become better? Or produce something that’s good enough?  Or worse yet, let mediocre work slide because you just don’t feel like investing anymore time?

I hate it when someone shows me a work print, or says they know their finished print needs a little more burning or dodging, or the contrast isn’t just right.  If you care at all then do the best you can! If you can make the print better do it!  If it’s a clunker forget about it and move on!

Yes, I know how painful it is, but I have no choice when there’s no alternative.  None of us who really care do. After all, this is about you as a creator of art … as a person that can look in the mirror and honestly judge who you are, and what you want to be. In the end this is about your soul … as a photographer …  as a person.

Stay safe,

Michael