I Don't Want Control. I Want Beauty.

Photographers often get caught up in the technical aspects of making photos. The mechanical settings to get the results they want and expect. Looking for perfection by trying to control as much as possible. 

What if, instead of seeking control, we sought beauty?  

Surrendering control, freeing yourself of the need for dominance allows you to better find the beauty in subjects. Abandoning control and opening up to the world around you allows for greater serendipity and spontaneity. You become more aware if the subtleties of light, color, and composition. You begin to see beauty in the unexpected, the imperfect, and the ordinary.  

Technical skills are important, essential tools to express the beauty of the experiences that drive you to make photos. 

Somewhere there must be a balance between technical expertise and experiencing the world around us.  

Think of this balance as standing alone at the center of a teeter-totter trying to maintain balance for two playful adversaries seated at opposite ends of the balancing beam. It’s your desire to keep the game fair and to prevent anyone from getting injured. Constantly shifting your weight and watching how the opponents attempt to change the balance in their favor you find a way to successfully stay atop the beam and become observer instead of attempting to control the game.  

Becoming a balanced observer and abandoning control is where success lies. That’s the beauty in photography. 

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