When the feeling comes, I try not to edit other set of photos and instead refocus myself to work on the edits from Japan. It is teaching me to work within a limit and also to create with what I have. I have to learn to continue and not stop mid-way.
It is funny how looking back on my first edits, as I re-work them, I see how very heavy with the contrast I was. I still am, but I have since learned to control the values better and try to aim for a better and pleasing separation with the tones.
Another habit I have is, I still find myself editing in black and white when I am stuck with the color contrast of an image or if the grain in color looks off. I have gotten better in judging and deciding on my preferences and this is all thanks to going back to film a couple years ago.
When I took these, I did a poor job at controlling the blurriness when shooting indoors. I had no idea how to use the image stabilizer on the lens to my advantage. Still, I find that a blurry photo can still add value and it can create and provide an atmosphere or mood. But it matters how it is used and what you are trying to accomplish in the end. (it is important to note, create even if you have no direction. In the end once ready, you will create from the body of work that you accumulated in the meantime)
Hope you enjoy these random snapshots of Hirakatashi. In a way I was still searching for myself as a photographer and had no real goals in mind besides taking a picture of something that caught my attention at the time. I still find myself feeling that way, but I it is important to never stop creating, even if you find yourself lost.
Hirakatashi, Japan.20100205.06.07.17.21
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