I don’t always Walk on By
Ok, so my guess is that you’ve never heard of this guy. Well, it would take two things that would help…being old and loving CW music…Country and Western, that is!
I qualify for one of them, maybe both. I’m old enough to know Leroy’s rendition (Dione Warwick made it famous). I’m not a fan of current CW music because to my ear it all sounds the same. However, I do love the music from the forties and fifties.
The other day I had on a classic Country and Western CD, and this song came up. When it did, I immediately thought of what I ‘preach’ to my students that take my online classes with the BPSOP and those that come with me on one of my “Stretching Your Frame of Mind” workshops I have been conducting since 1983.
The title of the song is, Walk on By and the reason why I identify it to my teaching is that I’m invariably being told by one of my fellow photographers that even though they can’t seem to create a good composition, they go ahead and shoot it anyway.
Personally, I can’t think of a worse (photographically) decision…if your goal is to become a stronger shooter. If you’re not happy with your photo, then skip it…Walk on by. The best photo you’ve ever taken could very well be your next one, and it could be waiting for you right around the corner.
In the old days when you were shooting film, and you had to pay not only for the film but the processing as well, you might have given it a second thought. Unfortunately, in the digital age, you can shoot as much as you like and not worry about the cost.
I say cost in a monetary sense. The cost to your ability to pick and choose based on the quality of the subject matter and the following composition is priceless. It’s hurting you far more than you can imagine.
Give this some Digital Thought the next time you’re out shooting. If it doesn’t feel right, then it’s probably not….Walk on By and think of this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QlqQA8CyjE
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