the “Perfect” Photo

why do many people spend so much efforts to take / produce a “perfect” photo?

to me taking a photo is about capturing an instant / present moment, when we normally very impressed / have very good feelings. personally i will simply take out the phone and click, without using any kinds of tools to “make it better”

it seems that most of us do not want to accept it all, thus a great need to do away those which we consider “not good”, at least not good enough.

there r certainly professional needs where photos have to be rather perfect, normally for business reasons. that’s why what being displayed is normally not the reality / at least a very small part of the whole.

e.g. foods that look good on a plate might lead us to believe that they taste good, too. yet its temperature / smell / taste./ texture.. cannot be recorded in a photo. a outdoor cafe that looks great in photo might be crowded, noisy, dusty, full of smokers…

a breathtaking sunset photographed from a beach lead us to believe that it is a paradise, yet the mosquitoes, heat /cold/ wind, water quality, smell of the rubbish…… again cannot be displayed.

that is why a lot of manipulation is required to show the best possible side of something, which most of the time might be far from the reality .

when we start to take/make only the perfect photo, subconsciously we are refusing to accept all that is there at the present moment. fueling greater distinction between “good” vs. “bad”.

i agree with the saying that we are all perfectly imperfect, as with all creations.

there is no such a great need to “show only the good side”, which in fact is quite deceptive.

each present moment is perfect. to embrace all is the beginning of self acceptance, and all those around us.

Namaskar

Sat Nam Deep I