An inspiring word from National Geographic Photographer, Annie Griffiths Belt. Her book, A Camera, Two Kids and a Camel truly speaks volumes to a photographer at any level. I know it did for me.
"The great lesson of light, I learned, is that it is more beautiful when it is less perfect. The full and unforgiving light of high noon rarely inspires. But light that is mottled, broken, fractured, or incomplete takes your breath away. For a perfectionist like me to glory in perfect light was truly a revelation. There was no controlling the outcome, no plan, no magic formula for success. There were only surprises and revelations, accidents and miracles.
I learned that serendipitous, divine light can make anything beautiful--even something as ordinary as a golf course. My happiest moments are still like that: intensely focused and lost in the light before me."
"The great lesson of light, I learned, is that it is more beautiful when it is less perfect. The full and unforgiving light of high noon rarely inspires. But light that is mottled, broken, fractured, or incomplete takes your breath away. For a perfectionist like me to glory in perfect light was truly a revelation. There was no controlling the outcome, no plan, no magic formula for success. There were only surprises and revelations, accidents and miracles.
I learned that serendipitous, divine light can make anything beautiful--even something as ordinary as a golf course. My happiest moments are still like that: intensely focused and lost in the light before me."