Just Try It (or how I learned to let go of expectations and just try new ideas.)
Most people think of photography as an art form. But because it’s an applied visual art, we put expectations on ourselves that other art forms don’t carry. People ask what kind of photographer you are, and you feel pressure to pick a lane. You say “I’m a landscape photographer” or “I’m a portrait photographer,” and instantly you’ve built a wall around what your work is supposed to look like. Even if you shoot several subjects, each one carries a hundred years of visual vocabulary we’ve all absorbed without realizing it.
