I finished watching The Beatles: Get Back documentary Thanksgiving weekend. You might say I’ve been a little obsessed since then … just ask my wife! If you care about, or just want to get a better understanding about the creative process and what it takes to fully realize your vision as intended, then you need to watch this! Oh, and by the way, the music happens to be pretty good too!

In addition to thinking about how these musical geniuses went about creating their art, I also thought about how similar their process was to that which has been and continues to be used in black and white analog photography by those who truly care about their work.

The greats and those who aspire to be great go back again and again if the light isn’t right or the picture isn’t just so. They throw away the also-rans during and after long printing sessions and only print their very few best images.  Sometimes the print takes days to get it right … trying different papers, developers, etc., until the final result that recreates the vision originally seen in their mind’s eye is achieved.

It’s hard and often frustrating work, but when it all finally comes together, there’s nothing quite like it. And when you have experienced one of those special moments, there’s no turning back.

Stay safe,

Michael