THE POINT ISN’T TO BE A GOOD PHOTOGRAPHER, BUT TO ENJOY LIFE.

This excerpt taken from an article that I thought was an excellent read.  Draw your own conclusions.

http://www.diyphotography.net/the-point-isnt-to-be-a-good-photographer-but-to-enjoy-life/?utm_source=Interactive+Design+Institute&utm_campaign=8d119261d9-photography-7th&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c0bd02d022-8d119261d9-61532561

I will tell you another story about my friend Satoki Nagata, a talented street photographer from Chicago:

I had a bunch of photos on an iPad and sat with Satoki one night at 10pm at a tea shop in Chicago. We sat down, and I showed him some photos to ask for his opinion.
 I showed him one photo and I asked him: “What do you think about this photo?” Like a Zen monk, he paused, looked at me, looked at the photo, looked at me and asked me, 
“What do you think about the photo?”I then paused. It was profound.
I then responded and said: “Good point, I never thought about that.”
I paused some more and responded:
“I guess the shot is okay, I’m not really crazy about it.”
He then looked back at me and said:
“Then why does it matter what I think?”
It was almost like Satoki dropped the microphone and walked away at that point.
Satoki taught me an important lesson: never ask others for their opinion unless you already like the photo.
Not only that, but I have tons of shots that nobody likes but myself. I also have tons of shots that others like, but I don’t like myself.

At the end of the day, if you don’t like your own photos, why do you care what others think of your photos?

This is what happens if you take a pic while rolling down a hill.

http://improvephotography.com/35418/how-to-take-a-rolling-down-the-hill-panorama/